Irrational + Inclusion: How to change lives of UD Los Palmas I + I team | You are Palmas

Football has the ability to excite, unite and change realities. In every corner of the world, this sport is more than the game; It is a universal language that crosses the boundaries and challenges the obstacles in society. In Canary Islands, UD Los Palmas’s & Eye Team (Illusion + inclusion) represents a very pure football: play with the spirit without exceptions or bias.

Integration is found in the Disafio Project, a team that manufactures its flag and its main engine, which is a key alliance to guarantee the joint initiative of the UD Los Palmas Foundation and the joint initiative of the Canarian Club Deportivo Tenerif Foundation. With the financial help of the Government of Canary Islands, the program was able to consolidate the consolidation, mobilization of people with intellectual disabilities, developing resources, developing training programs and creating comprehensive competition at a regional level.

With a strong commitment to training, spread and competition, Dysafio has become a model of the sport, not understanding the obstacles to football, and when acting as a team, results exceed the sports field to change lives. A project that can bring football to hundreds of intellectual disabilities proves that there are no restrictions on grass.

For UD Los Palmas President Miguel Angel Ramerez, a clear show on how the R&I team sport is a real change engine. “R&I team is an example of how sport can change lives, and we are proud to refer to our shield with such commitment and passion,” he said. And that transformation does not occur not only in the court, but in every training, in each speech in the locker room and at each event, these players shows that the result of football on the scoreboard.

Members of the R&I team found a place to grow not only athletes in UD Los Palmas but also individuals. In each party, they leave the stigma and labels imposed on them, claiming their talents and the right to enjoy the football with equivalent words. In competitions such as Laliga Jenine Santander, his presence, awareness programs or in structures with coaches and technicians, strengthen the clear message: football should be everyone.

Dysaf: A Pioneer Project in Canary Islands

Behind this comprehensive revolution, the initiative of the Disafio Project, the UD Los Palmas Foundation, was born in the 2023/2024 season with the help of the Government of Canary Islands and integrated into a nationwide football. With three basic columns – construction, competition and spread – this project has influenced more than 30,000 people, creating synergies with public and private institutions and reaching unprecedented media influence.

One of the most important achievements of this project is the creation of the first official inclusive football competitive Disofo League. In the early season, the league brought 15 teams and over 500 players, and there were 20 registered teams and 322 verified athletes for the next edition.

In 2025 the Dysafio League is developed on the exciting tour of the island, which is a structure of regional steps and regional final with a structure. The competition begins with the regional phase of Tenerife in La Palma on March 22, and then on March 29, Gran Canarot, groups of the island, allows them to measure their powers in a comprehensive and competitive environment. Subsequently, on May 3, the Fuelventura hosts the regional stage, where the best classified in the previous rounds fight for the great final. Finally, on June 7, the Tenerif becomes the center of football with regional final celebrations, which ends with the awards gala, not only to identify the sports effort of the participants, but also designed this particular competition on the canary islands to celebrate the spirit of companionship and inclusion.

The growth of the project, which is not only identifying the dates of calendar meetings but also trying to consolidate comprehensive football in regional competitions and in regional competitions.

More than football: training and understanding

The success of the Dysafio League does not rely on sports. If the containing football is to be a constant reality, it is necessary to have enough tools and knowledge for sports professionals. Therefore, the UD Los Palmas Foundation has developed a prestigious training plan, which includes a Pioneer Pioneer -based Pioneer Platform, where coaches, technicians and volunteers can get specific knowledge on how to work with intellectual disabilities. In addition, there were streaming events and activities targeting face -faces sessions and families, thus not limited to the inclusion pitch, but extended to all sectors of the players.

The R&I team responsible for the Foundation’s inclusion project is clear: “Every time we meet in a competition, the parts of the R&I team will show what the sport can do for society. We are not only talking about football, but also personal friendship and high.

Awareness campaigns in schools, audiovisual materials and social networks of audiovisual spread, are usually expanded to society. Only last season, project publications have created more than 38 million views and have reached more than 25 million separate users, proving that the accumulation of admission will have a great impact when the right speaker is available.

The energy of the club’s involvement and football

The commitment of Yudi Los Palmas with the inclusion is not a marketing strategy or symbolic gesture. This is a BET bet that has the entire club from board to the first team. The head of the foundation’s social projects is clearly explains this: “Our work is not limited to our work training and matches. We want each team to think that he has a place in the sport, which can be part of the team, not only in their condition.

The effect of this commitment exceeds the local scope, in collaboration with the Canarian Club Deportivo Tenerif Foundation, which allowed the project to be expanded in the island, adding strength to ensure that most of the intellectual disabilities have access to football. Synergy sends a powerful message among the two most representative clubs in the Canary Islands: Inclusion of the sport is not just a matter of will, but a partnership responsibility.

The former club player and the Pacquito Ortize forcing the innovation at the Foundation forcibly captures it: “Football is changing and developing. The inclusion is no longer an option, which is not an option. We need to understand that we are an important part of our identity in UD Los Palmas, regardless of their abilities.”

The I+I and the Dysafio project showed that the inclusive football was not only possible. In the world, which usually leaves less space for variation, the UD Los Palmas has invented the way to claim the most authentic values ​​of the sport: association, solidarity and equal opportunities.

With each game, every discussion in schools and in every partnership, the R&I team continues to prove that the true greatness of the Football is not in the capacity or medals, but in the ability to change lives. During the 2024/2025 season, the Spierhead with the Dysafio League, the message was more clear than ever: football was for everyone, without obstacles or exceptions. And this year, once again, they show it on the grass again.