SD Eibar joins the 'Goals Against Childhood Cancer' initiative by the Unoentrecienmil Foundation
The Armero team participates with six youth academy teams that have turned their goals into donations to promote cancer research.
Last weekend, SD Eibar participated in the third edition of Goals Against Childhood Cancer, channeling all their energy on the football fields into funds to support research projects that accelerate the cure for this disease, which is diagnosed in 1,600 children in our country each year.
More than 120 players and coaches from the armero team, corresponding to six cadet and youth teams, dedicated their goals to collaborate with this cause.
Goals Against Childhood Cancer is a collaborative movement driven by the Unoentrecienmil Foundation and supported by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. In its first edition, it was backed by six regional federations and Catholic Schools, raising more than 48,000 euros and bringing together 236 clubs from across the country.
The research conducted thanks to the Unoentrecienmil Foundation "has shown that physical exercise accelerates the recovery of children with cancer, increasing survival chances, reducing hospitalization time by 17%, mitigating the side effects of treatment, and improving their self-esteem and quality of life," explains Elena Huerte-Mendicoa, director of the Unoentrecienmil Foundation.
Unoentrecienmil Foundation
The Unoentrecienmil Foundation is dedicated to promoting research projects to find a complete cure for childhood leukemia, the most common cancer in children. In Spain, one case is diagnosed daily, which is a major upheaval for families, as 20% of these children do not overcome it. Unoentrecienmil is the only Spanish foundation exclusively focused on childhood leukemia.