On Saturday 27 December, a special football match was organised for FUNDELA/Project MinE in the Fernando Torres stadium in Madrid, to celebrate the career of the famous football player Carlos Matallanas and his retirement from football. Carlos retires at a young age as he has been diagnosed with ALS in the summer of 2014. The turn-up for the football match was great; a full stadium with family and friends and involvement of some well known soccer players  (Kiko, Pepe Reina, Pantic, Camacho…). A video report can be seen by clicking on the picture below:

Carlos is fighting the disease with all his powers since this summer and writes a blog about his experiences to make the disease more well-known and to promote ALS research. You can read his blog here (in Spanish).