THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 18 22 Issue No. 1956 29 Dec 2022 - 4 Jan 2023
MALLORCA • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
RECENT World Cup champi on, Lionel Scaloni touched down in Mallorca on Tues day, December 27. Fresh from World Cup victory in Qatar, the Argentina’s man ager arrived back on the is land where he spends most of the year, as a resident in Calvia. Football fanatics welcomed Scaloni with cheers and posters as he arrived in Son Sant Joan Airport on Tuesday morning. Some asked for au tographs, while others took photographs with the latest manager to lead his team to victory at the World Cup. Scaloni also had an emo tional reunion with his wife and two sons who welcomed him back home. The World Cup champion has a long history with the is land, playing as a rightback for Mallorca during the 2007 2008 season. He is best
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CHAMPION’S WELCOME
WELCOME HOME: Argentina team manager, Lionel Scaloni arrived back in Mallorca fresh from victory at the World Cup in Qatar.
known for his nineyear stint playing for Deportivo La Coruña until 2006. The 44yearold trainer cel ebrated Christmas with fami
ly in his hometown of Pujato after returning to Buenos Aires to a hero’s welcome. Although his contract as national trainer has not yet
been renewed, the President of the Argentinian Football Association assured he will remain in the position on Monday, December 26.
BUSINESSES in Pollensa showed it is the season for giving with several generous donation campaigns to kick off the Christmas holidays. Sever al businesses and local groups donated money and essential items to Centre de Distribució d’Aliments councilrun food bank at Port de Pol lença. Bar Bony, located in Port de Pollença, organised a donation drive of essential supplies including cooking oil, milk and seasonal goods for the food bank. The donation which was taken to the centre on Friday, De cember 23 was worth more than €1,000 and will ensure that no one spends the festive period hungry or without basic items. Local school, IES Clara Hammerl, also organised a donation drive for the same centre which saw schoolchildren bring essential supplies to school during the last week of classes. Food and essential products were taken to the centre for use in food packages over Christmas. Pollença Council took to Facebook to thank the local organisations for their generosity over the Christmas period which has allowed council social services to provide support for vulnerable people in the local area.
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Season for giving
POLLENSA: Local businesses have given generously to help those less fortunate.
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Gifting wonders MANACOR’S Christmas campaign has brought smiles to lots of faces in the town thanks to the generous donations of local residents. The local Red Cross embarked on a donation drive for chil dren with the local council which ran until Thurs day, December 29. The ‘Cap infant sense illusió’ is a nationwide campaign organised by the Spanish Red Cross to ensure than no children spend the Christmas peri od without a toy or gift. The Red Cross’ campaign has helped to make sure that the Three Kings and Santa don’t miss out any houses in the town and no children miss out on gifts because of poverty. Local residents got stuck into the campaign by collecting boxes from points in local libraries and the town hall, before filling the box and returning it to the Red Cross’ Manacor headquarters. The campaign deadline was extended for a week after volunteers saw its popularity. After the gift delivery deadline, Red Cross volun teers will deliver the gifts directly to parents in the town.