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MY BEACH SOCCER 
A group of local children tested out the top-class beach soccer facilities at Kite Beach for themselves on Thursday morning
It just wouldn’t be the Intercontinental Cup without a Beach Soccer Foundation clinic taking place…
Thursday morning saw 16 youngsters make their way onto the sand in Dubai to strut their stuff like the beach soccer pros have been doing down on Kite Beach over the last few days.
They were joined by players and coaches from the Iranian and Egyptian national beach soccer teams, as well as their own heroes from the UAE national side, and they went through the usual drills including passing and shooting.
The group came from Dubai-based Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs to take part in the clinic and the children, most aged around 16, were no strangers to beach soccer, nor the beach soccer clinic, as there were many familiar faces from the previous year and they knew exactly what to do.
A spokesperson from the centre commented that, “they were very excited and had been asking every day when they would be able to come and play.”
“They just love kicking the ball, scoring in the professional goals.” He added. “It gives them a special feeling and on top of that they have the chance to meet many international players.”
“They’ve been watching the matches online and it’s just a brilliant opportunity for them to get involved. Actually, we have many regular beach soccer activities in our education curriculum. We are very grateful to be here today.”
And we were very grateful to have them – see you soon!
