Post by account_disabled on Mar 10, 2024 5:54:20 GMT -5
Long before the Goal of the Century, Maradona's two goals at the Azteca stadium and England's elimination in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, a group of Argentine women soccer players won an unofficial World Cup.
This Argentine team beat England before Maradona
In 1971, an Argentine women's team participated in an unofficial World Cup organized by Mexico. In the second half, the Argentines beat England 4 to 1 with four goals from Elba Selva, a name that deserves a tribute.
To get to the Azteca Stadium facilities France Mobile Number List and be able to officiate the match, the Argentine players had to travel in less than optimal conditions: without doctors, without masseuses, without physical trainers and even without a technical director.
As if that were not enough, the team also had to face the fraud of the businessman who brought them. He left them at the airport after receiving the players' presence at the tournament. He did not provide them with transportation or a hotel.
"We had nothing, no money, but since Marta Soler, the archer, sang very well, we subsisted on what they gave her to sing in a restaurant where they also provided us with food," says Elba Selva.
“We didn't even have tennis: Mexico gave us everything. When they gave us the cleats it was a little difficult for us to adapt because we had always played with Flecha shoes. Then we started walking with the tennis shoes around the hotel and everywhere we went.”
Now, the Argentine team already has a coach, a physical trainer and even the appropriate clothing. Little by little progress has been noticed.
“I feel something great about what is happening, it is very exciting. That's why I always ask in all the reports that the parents let the girls go and play,” says Selva, who was invited to France to watch the World Cup with other players from '71.
Before Maradona's Goal of the Century, a group of Argentine women soccer players won an unofficial World Cup.
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However, the conditions of women's soccer in Argentina and in the world have not changed much in recent years.
Salary gap in football
In 2015 and 2016 the Argentine team did not play due to lack of support. In 2017 they applied again, but due to the circumstances presented they went unemployed, because the Argentine Federation did not pay them their travel expenses even to go to train.
The struggle was not only economic, they also requested a decent training field, appropriate clothing and travel in quality transportation, since previously they were forced to sleep in the truck due to lack of a hotel.
Until recently, it was demanded that football become professional and stop being amateur. The players representing Argentina cannot dedicate themselves 100% to this sport due to lack of pay, they even work in other jobs to be able to survive in soccer.
The wage gap in this sport has been very marked. This has become known in recent years, since the best player in the world: Messi, is not paid the same (130 million euros gross) as the best player in the industry, Ada Hegerberg (129.6 million less than Messi).
The gap can even be seen in the promotional material for the team's shirts: while in men's soccer the brand image was Messi, in the women's branch professional models were used instead of players.
A double standard and gender bias that made some players explode with spicy statements about the obsolescence of such a gesture.
This Argentine team beat England before Maradona
In 1971, an Argentine women's team participated in an unofficial World Cup organized by Mexico. In the second half, the Argentines beat England 4 to 1 with four goals from Elba Selva, a name that deserves a tribute.
To get to the Azteca Stadium facilities France Mobile Number List and be able to officiate the match, the Argentine players had to travel in less than optimal conditions: without doctors, without masseuses, without physical trainers and even without a technical director.
As if that were not enough, the team also had to face the fraud of the businessman who brought them. He left them at the airport after receiving the players' presence at the tournament. He did not provide them with transportation or a hotel.
"We had nothing, no money, but since Marta Soler, the archer, sang very well, we subsisted on what they gave her to sing in a restaurant where they also provided us with food," says Elba Selva.
“We didn't even have tennis: Mexico gave us everything. When they gave us the cleats it was a little difficult for us to adapt because we had always played with Flecha shoes. Then we started walking with the tennis shoes around the hotel and everywhere we went.”
Now, the Argentine team already has a coach, a physical trainer and even the appropriate clothing. Little by little progress has been noticed.
“I feel something great about what is happening, it is very exciting. That's why I always ask in all the reports that the parents let the girls go and play,” says Selva, who was invited to France to watch the World Cup with other players from '71.
Before Maradona's Goal of the Century, a group of Argentine women soccer players won an unofficial World Cup.
Tweet this phrase.
However, the conditions of women's soccer in Argentina and in the world have not changed much in recent years.
Salary gap in football
In 2015 and 2016 the Argentine team did not play due to lack of support. In 2017 they applied again, but due to the circumstances presented they went unemployed, because the Argentine Federation did not pay them their travel expenses even to go to train.
The struggle was not only economic, they also requested a decent training field, appropriate clothing and travel in quality transportation, since previously they were forced to sleep in the truck due to lack of a hotel.
Until recently, it was demanded that football become professional and stop being amateur. The players representing Argentina cannot dedicate themselves 100% to this sport due to lack of pay, they even work in other jobs to be able to survive in soccer.
The wage gap in this sport has been very marked. This has become known in recent years, since the best player in the world: Messi, is not paid the same (130 million euros gross) as the best player in the industry, Ada Hegerberg (129.6 million less than Messi).
The gap can even be seen in the promotional material for the team's shirts: while in men's soccer the brand image was Messi, in the women's branch professional models were used instead of players.
A double standard and gender bias that made some players explode with spicy statements about the obsolescence of such a gesture.