The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) launched this Friday a version of the national anthem in sign language, interpreted by players of the male and female teams, on the occasion of the International Day of Sign Languages.
In the video published on the Internet on the official website of the FPF, football players such as Rúben Neves, Pepe, Diogo Dalot, William Carvalho, Ricardo Horta, Nuno Mendes, Palhinha and André Silva, as well as female internationals such as Andreia Jacinto, Andreia Norton Carole Costa, Carolina Mendes, Ana Borges and Jessica Silva.
The video was shot in Cidade do Futebol in June, under the coordination of Ana Margarida Almeida, author of the project and responsible for translating the national anthem into sign language, but was released only this Friday, the day that marks International Women’s Day. celebrated.Sign languages.
In addition to football players from Portugal’s top teams, deaf Olympic swimmers Miguel Cruz and Tiago Neves, a Portuguese sign language teacher, a deaf child and a deaf supporter of the national teams also participated in the video.
According to the federation, “this is another step the FPF has taken towards inclusion and removing barriers for supporters with disabilities watching or wanting to watch football matches”, with the aim of “making the football spectacle accessible to all and all”.
Source: DN
