The Argentine Women’s Soccer Team was shaken this Monday by the announcement of four players who resigned from wearing the colors of their country due to complaints of lack of guarantees in salaries and food during the concentrations.
Lorena Benítez, Julieta Cruz, Laurina Oliveros and Eliana Stábile stepped aside from the national team after the call for the friendlies against Costa Rica that will be played in Buenos Aires for the next Fifa date was announced.
They made the announcement through their social networks in which they published emotional messages demonstrating their disagreement with the leadership. The players denounce non-compliance with payments, low quality of the food they receive at National Team concentrations and the alleged intention of the federation not to pay travel expenses on the next Fifa date.
The communications
Lorena Benitez He denounced that the current situation is a situation that he has not had to experience since he was 14 years old. In addition, he stated that his family was charged for tickets to his games. According to her, the Fifa date was organized in Buenos Aires to avoid expenses, “So that the players do not receive anything but our families do not receive admission to the stadium.”
Post by Lorena Benitez
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“There comes a point when injustices are tiring, when not being valued is tiring,” denounced the defender. Juliet Cruz in their respective “resignation letter”. In addition, he spoke about the nutrition problems within the national team: “I’m not just talking about economics, I’m talking about training and having lunch and breakfast, not a cold cuts sandwich with banana.”
Publication by Julieta Cruz
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Laurina Oliveros She did not post an extensive message but she showed her desire not to be present with the ‘albiceleste’ in support of her teammates: “My wish for this year and those that follow? That the generations to come can enjoy and be happy running behind the round, as we once were.
Publication by Laurina Oliveros
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Finally, Eliana Stabile It was reported with a message in her stories: “Tired for a long time now of the lack of interest in women’s football. We just want to be valued,” says the defender.
Instagram story by Eliana Stabile
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Reactions to the news
Estefania Banini, A former national team player, in an interview with the newspaper Olé, took the side of the players who resigned. “What I feel is sadness because what we experienced a few years ago is repeated,” she said. Furthermore, she took the opportunity to expose a situation that would reinforce the demands of the protests: “We went to the World Cup for a month and we were not paid. We were there for free.”
Banini’s words in the podcast we recorded about football and Argentina today take another perspective
“Many of us do not want to return because we do not see that change, we do not see that commitment, we do not see what should be in a National Team” pic.twitter.com/9Jr7njhmmV
— Andrea 🏳️🌈 (@MenendezFaya) May 28, 2024
Another of the most important reactions to the players’ protest is the support of Juan Sebastian Veronformer player of the national team who made a publication in his Instagram stories dcendio: “Football needs to grow from its bases, planned, with a vision and above all sustainable. Having a contract does not make it professional”
Instagram story by Juan Sebastián Verón
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On the other hand, Miriam Mayorga and Vanina Correa, national team players, in an interview with the program ‘Doble Amarilla’ mentioned that the episode was just a “misunderstanding.” “A request had been made to charge a per diem due to the economic situation, where it is becoming very complex. The colleagues decided to take their measures, we appealed to the leaders’ responses and it was a positive meeting,” Correa assured.
Mayorga, another of the players, commented that a list was made of the needs of each player and commented that the fact of playing in Buenos Aires “was something that had been requested for a long time.”
Until now, from the National Team, coach Germán Portanova expressed his respect for the players’ decision and added “We want this to not become a rift. The players who remain to represent the shirt and the flag are also part of The struggle”.
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