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45 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 1 JUNE 2014 Sport FOOTBALL SPORTTODAY Football legend aims to instil his values in Maltese youths JAMES J. PISCOPO INTER legend Javier Zanetti will aim to transmit the same values that distinguished him throughout his career, to more than 170 Maltese youths who will be attending his training camp this weekend. Proceedings from the training camp, which will be held in Luxol Grounds, will go to Zanetti 's own 'Fundacion Pupi ', a charitable institution he set up in 20 01 which aims to help the poorest children in Argentina. Addressing the press prior to the start of the training camp, Inter's most capped player said he wanted to transmit his passion and love for the game. "But I also want the training camp to ser ve as an occasion where these children can have fun and enjoy themselves. Ulti- mately, this is what football is about," Zan- etti said. He hinted that his foundation's collabo- ration with Malta can return in the near future since his initiative was always met with enthusiasm by the locals. Inter's most successful captain, who was appointed as an ambassador for Malta for tourism purposes in the past weeks, said he already started acting in this role upon his arrival yesterday. "We started shooting at 7am and kept on going till 7pm… but it was also an occa- sion to visit various beautiful parts that I had not yet visited when I first arrived in Malta," he added. Regarding the ambassador's role, he said that both parties found a suitable agree- ment in a ver y short time. The three-year agreement was signed in April. Javier Zanetti joined Inter in 1995 and re- tired earlier this month. Throughout this period he won a total of sixteen trophies, fif teen of which under his captaincy. Internationally, he holds the record of the most capped player in the histor y of the Argentine national team and has played in the 1996 Olympic tournament and in t wo World Cups, in 1998 and 20 02. Javier Zanetti was recently appointed as an ambassador for Malta for tourism purposes Javier Zanetti with Kevin Grech More than 170 Maltese youths will be attending Javier Zanetti's training camp this weekend Paul Fenech, Kevin Grech and Javier Zanetti PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHARLES VASSALLO