The draws for the Copa del Rey and Copa de la Reina broadcast in sign language for the first time.
The RFEF extends this new measure, which has already been implemented in the main showpiece events, to the cup draws, as part of its commitment to making football more accessible to everyone by eliminating barriers.
In line with the RFEF's mission statement to bring Spanish football closer to the whole of society, the draws for the first knockout rounds of the Spanish Cups, the Copa del Rey and Copa de la Reina will include broadcasting in sign language so that they can be followed by the deaf and the hard of hearing.
Through the Department of Equality, Social Responsibility and Sustainability, the Royal Spanish Football Federation has already implemented this initiative in their main events of the RFEF, such as the General Assembly but, with a view to the start of competition in these two tournaments, a further step is taken in the promotion of the inclusion of all people in two competitions of reference for Spanish football.
The draws will be held on 10 and 16 October at the Ciudad del Fútbol and can be followed live on rfef.es.
The draws for the first knockout rounds of both tournaments will be held on 10 October at 13:00 (Copa del Rey) and 16 October (Copa de la Reina) and will include more than one hundred elite clubs from all over Spanish football, in both the men's and women's categories. The sign language broadcast will be available through the website of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) rfef.es.