Alexander Ovechkin becomes ambassador of Dynamo endowment fund

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Source: Club Editorial Board

Three-time world champion and Stanley Cup holder Alexander Ovechkin attended the Dynamo training ground in Novogorsk, trained with young football players and told about his decision to join the endowment fund project.

— It was amazing to visit the Dynamo training ground, — Alexander said. — Everything is done at the highest level here. Young footballers have all the conditions to improve their skills and become better. I can say that Dynamo training ground is one of the best in Russia, and maybe in the world.

At the moment, Lev Yashin Academy prospects play one of the leading roles in the first team. Arsen Zakharyan and Konstantin Tyukavin are among them. Two brilliant youngsters received a call-up to the Russian national team for the September 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar.

— We see how Dynamo are playing now, — Ovechkin continued. — They show nice football that is a joy to see and makes the fans happy. It is nice that there are many prospects who have come out of the academy, who glorify the colors of their native club, raise it to the top. Now they are also playing for the Russian national team. We can only be proud of them!

The football club and the VTB Bank established an endowment fund in the spring of 2021 for a stable development of the Lev Yashin Football Academy. It was created to ensure the financial stability and independence of the children's and youth training system of Dynamo football players. Alexander Ovechkin decided to join the endowment fund by making a donation and becoming its ambassador.

— I think it is very important to join such projects. It is necessary for children, for the teenage generation.

Through the contribution to the endowment fund, Dynamo partners and donors get the opportunity to participate in the development of the club Academy for a long time, to feel involvement with its activities and with the sporting success of its future prospects.

The fund's capital is not spent on ensuring the current activities of the Academy, but is used exclusively to generate investment income. The income received from the investment is annually allocated for the purposes of the Football Academy.