Starting on November 11, the Interbarrial Football that EL UNIVERSO has promoted since 1982 and which was suspended in 2020 due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continues. It’s not just about training players, it’s about training people, said Guayaquil Mayor ., Aquiles Alvarez, when he announced the return of the event with the support of the Mayor’s Office and the Guayaquil Charity Committee.

Many values ​​are involved in a championship like Interbarrial. Professor Denis Dau, who has led his organization since its inception, has described them in several columns. He spoke about discipline, order, fair play, which means respecting the rules of both opponents on and off the field. A lesson to be heeded in all areas and so necessary in politics that the extraordinary periods in the legislature and executive will soon begin.

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Denis Dau is a lesson in itself. A Lebanese who arrived in Ecuador when he was three years old, he dedicated five decades of his life to promoting sport, which is a passion in the country, which, in addition to entertaining, protects children and young people from vice, stimulates the economy through his professional development and becomes a way of life for those who involved in football as players, coaches, referees, physiotherapists and others.

Soccer is capable of uniting the whole of Ecuador, and from Interbarrial EL UNIVERSO, extraordinary soccer players emerged in the national team that makes the worlds vibrate and in the ranks of recognized local and international teams. Professor Dau has credit for everything that can be said about the tournament. Ecuador needs more people like this. Men and women who, through exemplary work, contribute to the education and development of children and young people, and through them, the homeland.

The good news is that Interbarrial is back. It plans to integrate 6,000 children this year and will grow every year. Denis Dau was the advisor for the return of the tournament that promotes a sport of emotion, discipline, honesty, respect, effort and passion. (OR)