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Spanish Club Valencia promote geneder equality

Xinhua, July 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Spanish football club Valencia have taken advantage of their time in Beijing to publicize their recent agreement with United Nations Women (UN Women).

The agreement signed in May saw Valencia and UN women announce their partnership to promote gender equality around the world and Valencia will wear the UN Women on the pack of their shirt when they play in the coming season's Champions League.

The logo will also be visible during Saturday's friendly game against German Champions, Bayern Munich which they play in the National Stadium in Beijing and to show the importance of the accord and the game itself, Valencia players Alvaro Negredo and Shkodran Mustafi held a press conference along with the club's Chairwoman, Chan Lay Hoon and Hanny Cuerva-Beteta, the UN Women Asia-Pacific Regional Advisor on Governance and Security.

Valencia also took part in another event jointly organized with UN Women as they held a football clinic with 30 lucky Chinese youngsters in the "Birds Nest" stadium, the home of the 2008 Olympic Games and one of Beijing's most famous sites. Endi