Racing Madrid Football Club and the Canadian Riverside Canada Football Academy (R.C.F.A) are proud to announce a new development program. 

This partnership is the product of a long-standing relationship between the NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM of the Racing Madrid Football Club and that of Riverside Canada Football Academy.

The management team at Racing Madrid Football Club understands the journey taken by the R.C.F.A to reach this point and is proud to recognize their achievement. Through this new partnership, opportunities will be created for North American talent to play in Europe.

"This new relationship, while only now being announced, comes only as a result of our decades old association with the principals of the Riverside Canada Football Academy Program," says Darya Bahrami, Sports Director, Racing Madrid FC.   

Bahrami adds, "The new development program between Racing Madrid and the Canadian Riverside Canada Football Academy is a milestone for both organizations and will offer Canadian and North American soccer talent a chance to take a step closer to their professional goals by playing in Europe."

"We're excited to begin our collaboration."

ABOUT RACING MADRID FOOTBALL CLUB:

Racing Madrid Football Club was established in 1914 when two Madrid teams decided to join forces and compete in the regional championship, where they became champions.  As the third oldest club in Madrid, Racing Madrid is now part of an international group with 10 teams around the world. In 1931, Racing Madrid became the first team to tour America and is currently fighting to gain promotion to the third division in Spain. With the new development program, Racing Madrid Football Club will provide Canadian and North American players with a unique opportunity to gain experience playing in Europe.