Madjer Cup 2020 Canceled

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The Municipality of Figueira da Foz, promoter of the Figueira Beach Sports City project, the organizing company DoctorSport and the patron of the event Madjer Saraiva, hereby announce the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the Madjer Cup, pointing to June 2021 the third edition of what is, recognized by Beach Soccer Worldwide, the most prestigious worldwide youth beach soccer event.

Given the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and within the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the National Health Organiztion, in recent weeks the parties involved made every effort to ensure that the 3rd edition of the event could be held in 2020.

However, in view of the most recent regulations established in the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of April 30, 2020, as well as the instability that is experienced worldwide, it is believed that the most reasonable decidion is to cancel the scheduled event for 19, 20 and 21 June.

It is recalled that this event has a strong international component having in 2019 teams from Portugal, Spain, Italy, England, United States, El Salvador and Poland participated, in a total of about 250 athletes.

Madjer Saraiva also sends ou a message to all the National and International teams that had already confirmed their presence: “In this difficult times when all humanity has to be together in the greatest match of our lives, we cannot fail to make our contribution to world health! This is a communication that costs us a lot to do but aware and with certainty who in 2021 will come back stronger and better event.