- ‘To a country that doesn’t respect women? I don’t see it’
- RFEF in dicussions with Saudi Arabia over competition
Female players in Spain have hit out at plans to take the women’s Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been in negotiations with the Saudis to extend their agreement to play the men’s Supercopa semi-finals and final away from Spain until at least 2034 and include the women’s competition too.
However, Barcelona players have now criticised the plans. “Taking the Supercopa outside of Spain and to a country that doesn’t respect women? I don’t see it,” the midfielder Patri Guijarro said after their semi-final win over Atlético Madrid in this year’s edition.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/30/barcelona-players-hit-out-at-plans-for-womens-supercopa-in-saudi-arabia
Author : Alex Ibaceta in Barcelona
Publish date : 2025-01-30 13:00:19
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