PSG accepted the invitation from Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Fly Emirates, PSG’s main sponsor, to help promote football in the United Arab Emirates by conducting a training session for children.

The PSG captain flew out to Dubai on Wednesday in the company of Robin Leproux, PSG President, and Bruno Skropeta, the club’s director of communication. On Thursday, the midfielder spoke to local journalists at a special press conference before taking part in training for young children.


Robin Leproux (PSG President)
“We’re very proud and happy to have accepted the invitation from Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the president of Fly Emirates, PSG main sponsor. This quick trip to Dubai showed us just how popular PSG and Claude Makelele are here. We took the opportunity to invite Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to the next PSG v Bordeaux. It will be an honour for us to welcome him to the Parc des Princes.”

Claude Makelele (PSG captain)
“It’s a great chance for us to take a little time and visit our sponsor, Fly Emirates, and give a little back of what they give us all year long. To come to Dubai and promote football and PSG to the young kids is a real pleasure. And the club’s image is stronger still here.”