The Swedish women’s national team star feels that there is still room for improvement in women’s football.
Swedish women’s national team superstar Kosovar Asllani recalls Feminain a long interview with Paris Saint-Germain FC. Asllani was on PSG at the same time as Zlatan Ibrahimovic played on the men’s team.
Asllani tells the magazine about the joint shootings of the two Swedish players in 2012. The incident underlined the inequality between women and men in football.
When the filming session organized by the club was over, Asllani and Ibrahimović returned to their own realities: one to the luxury of Paris, the other to an apartment hotel in the “slum area,” Asllani says.
“We were filmed together, there was a lot of noise. For one hour. After that, I was driven to an apartment hotel in the slums of Paris, ”says Asllani.
PSG: n the women’s team was founded in 1971, just a year after the men’s team. Still in 2012, however, the differences were striking.
“I didn’t get information on where I could buy food or how to get to the training center,” Asllani tells a Swedish newspaper.
“The reality turned white and reminded me that the coin has two sides. One shiny and the other completely dirty. This part of women’s football still needs to be developed. ”
Asllani experiences talking about the subject in two ways. It is really important to raise equality issues, but on the other hand, that is also part of the problem.
“We’re a bit like politicians who are expected to know all the big issues about gender equality, human rights, everything that has nothing to do with football. We never sit in an interview and just talk about tactics the way men’s players do.”
“We also want to take the world forward and we are more than happy to stand up for gender equality and human rights. It’s really important to me. ”
Asllani celebrated Olympic silver at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In Manchester City, Asllani has won both the league and the Cup championship. Today, the 32-year-old striker is playing for Real Madrid.
Asllani will also be seen at the European Championships in July.
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