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00:00From Dubai perspective, this kind of tournament meets our strategic objectives.
00:08This kind of events help our players to be at international level,
00:17especially when they play with the best kind of clubs and training centres.
00:26There's a lot of players who come through this tournament, like Majid Hassan, Ali Salmeen,
00:33a lot of good players in Dubai clubs.
00:37We concentrate on under-16s and under-18s because it's a very important age,
00:45especially before going to the first team.
00:49That's why we consider this age as a very important age,
00:53to give them more experience in football and also outside programs.
00:59In Germany we spend not as much time as we spend here together,
01:04because in Germany we usually have training together in the evening,
01:07we have our championship on the weekend,
01:10but here we are very close together, we have the hotel,
01:14we have a very good organisation from the Dubai Sports Council,
01:18so that we can do something off the pitch.
01:21People in Dubai are very nice, the organisation of the tournament is very good on and off the pitch,
01:27and it's a very good experience for our players.
01:30The importance of this tournament for us is mainly the exchange,
01:36the exchange between sports and social cultures.
01:42It's very important for the exchange of cultures and social as well.
01:58It helps a lot in the development of their players, Flamengo players,
02:03and it's a high level of competitors here.
02:06This makes this whole situation very important for the formation of the athletes.
02:36We are playing in the Champions League for 16 years,
02:39for the future it's good, we have some players,
02:43for the future maybe two or three players,
02:45it's good when they play against strong teams.
02:49For the national team, the UEFA national team,
02:51and for the first team, Alwasser's first team, it's very good.
02:55I think the organisation is very, very good,
02:59I think the tournament is very good for the players under 16,
03:03because those players need to play matches,
03:06and for me, if these tournaments continue, it's good for the younger players.
03:14I like the equipment, I like the pitch, I like Dubai,
03:20I am very happy, and I think the organisation,
03:24if I put a number 1 or 10, for me it's 10.
03:33All Mengão matches
03:36in the State championship and in the Brazilian League.
03:39Only on Premiere!