Messi connects with young people in Oviedo for fairer, more inclusive football

Messi met with over 750 schoolchildren from 54 Asturian schools at an event promoting inclusive football, the day before receiving the Princess of Asturias Sports Award.

Leo Messi spent a special day with the academic and student community of Asturias at the Oviedo Sports Palace, where football served as an educational and social transformation tool. More than 750 children from 54 schools participated in an initiative called 'The Game of the 10', designed to reinvent football inspired by Messi's figure and advance towards a fairer, more inclusive sport. The event also featured Spanish football legend Santi Cazorla, a Real Oviedo icon and World Cup and European champion with Spain. Messi received the Princess of Asturias Sports Award the following day.