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UEFA's first disability awareness day has taken place in Nyon to help raise UEFA employee understanding about the skills of disabled people, both on and off the pitch.

The day featured a blind football masterclass, a blind football match between FC Girondins de Bordeaux and MTV Stuttgart and a panel discussion about inclusivity in the workplace. It was organised under the umbrella of the UEFA Captains of Change initiative, which aims to bring more diversity to the administration of European football.

Pedro Pinto, UEFA Chief of Press said:

"Football is diverse in many ways on the field, but it still has to make strides in order to become fully inclusive and diverse, especially in administration and management. Days like these are crucial as it gives UEFA employees the opportunity to learn from people with different abilities and skills."

UEFA staff were invited to try blind football in the company of the best blind players in Europe and practiced dribbling, passing and a penalty shoot-out. This was followed by a demonstration match between Stuttgart, the most successful blind football team in Germany, and Bordeaux, 11-time winners of the French Cécifoot Championship who have French silver medallists from the London 2012 Paralympic Games in their ranks.

Stuttgart captain Mulgheta Russom said:
"Matches like today are important to get national and international recognition of our sport, blind football. UEFA can help in getting minority groups acknowledged, and in the case of blind football, gain the respect that it deserves, as it takes a lot of skills, time and effort for the players to compete at this level, and for us who come back to football after a severe injury."

A distinguished panel of guest speakers also gathered at UEFA headquarters to discuss human resources issues, with a view to making the recruitment process more accessible to disabled people.

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