26 May, 2016 @ 12:37
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Vicente del Bosque awarded for work with disabled

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bosqueLEGENDARY Spanish football coach Vicente del Bosque has been awarded for his work with disabled people.

The town of La Albuera declared the ex-Real Madrid player the recipient of their Adalid Peace, Freedom and Solidarity award.

The 65-year-old guided Spain to World Cup glory in 2010 and helped them defend their European championship title in 2012.

Del Bosque has long supported the disabled, and is a sponsor and ´godfather´ of the Roosevelt Association – a group that has been working for the rights and opportunities for people with physical disabilities since 1989.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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