PM sponsors the signing of the partnership contract between the Iraqi Football Association and (LaLiga )

Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani sponsored on Sunday, the signing of the partnership contract between the Iraqi Football Association and the Spanish League (LaLiga ).

The media office of the Prime Minister said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani sponsored, today Sunday, two partnership contracts between the Iraqi Football Association and the Spanish League (La Liga), to establish the Iraqi Professional League for the 2023/2024 season. Noting that "the contract was signed by the Iraqi Football Association President Adnan Darjal, while it was signed by the Spanish President of the Spanish League (La Liga) Javier Tebas."

The Prime Minister praised "the Football Association's step aimed at advancing the reality of Iraqi football," appreciating "LaLiga's position and solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted a number of sports fans in a cafe in Balad district in Salah al-Din seven years ago."
The statement stressed, "The need to adopt professional work in all aspects of Iraqi sports, not just football," pointing to "the government's keenness to develop Iraqi sports in all its institutions, and to adapt the laws in force in order to correct its paths, in a way that enhances Iraq's presence in foreign sports forums."

For his part, Tebas expressed his appreciation for the cooperation with the Iraqi Football Association, stressing that "efforts have been made for the success of the project, which he described as greater than just football, towards broader cooperation to revitalize sports in Iraq."

While the head of the Iraqi Football Association, Adnan Darjal, confirmed that "the contract signed with (La Liga) includes two main parts, the first is developing Iraqi football talents, and the other is sponsoring the Iraqi Professional League."

The first contract concluded between the Football Association and LaLiga relates to the administration and supervision of the implementation of the Iraqi Professional League, the appointment of a Spanish executive director to manage the project, as well as the preparation of an Iraqi work team, which the Professional League will train to manage the committees working to organize the Professional League competition."

In light of the first contract, the League undertakes all procedures related to marketing the league competition, through coordination between the executive management of the Iraqi Professional League and the headquarters of the Spanish League in Madrid."

As for the other contract, it is (Project Dream 2030), and it includes the LaLiga Association developing Iraqi sports talents in the field of football. The Association also undertakes training and development courses for workers in all talent centers, including coaches, administrators, and others national."