Press conference Alexia Putellas And Irene Paredes One of those that will go down in history in Gothenburg. Clear, direct and powerful – and visibly physically and mentally exhausted from the intensity of the last few days and lack of sleep – two players from FC Barcelona and the Spanish team appeared before the media at their request. the locker room, the crisis they have experienced in the last month, what has happened since they became world champions and the current situation.
Mollet’s midfielder began intervening by saying, “In short, because we don’t have much time and when we return to Spain, we will do it more calmly so that no one has any doubts.” “We were detecting that there was discrimination. It has been a month since we won the World Cup yesterday and some unacceptable events took place in the Parliament. This broke the camel’s back. We did not want to continue like this,” he said.
zero tolerance
“We have to be clear that there is a clear due process,” he continued. Alexia“And Here’s a victim, that’s Jenni [Hermoso]He does not consent to any situation or provoke, and we, our colleagues, will stand by him. Think about what this costs us. “We’ve been sleeping four hours for a week and we had to get it through our heads that we can’t just be football players.”
He told a room full of both Spanish and Swedish journalists that the group “does not add or subtract anyone, we just condemn and ask the Federation to show zero tolerance to Jenni and us and not set a precedent.” They have listened to us, they are investigating and there is a clear judicial process with everyone involved in the abuses.
Agreement
explained Alexia He said the meeting in Oliva was divided into two parts. First, “For the Jenni case, we made it clear that the protocols and the Federation have so far failed because they have never taken a position in favor of the victim, and we agreed on some changes and the creation of a mixed commission that will guarantee her execution. We want a much more transparent Federation .”
On the other hand, “avoid sanctions against players who do not want to participate in the call.” “If all this has given women a guide, it has been worth it. I think this meeting will mark a before and after in our sport and, why not, society. We want to dedicate ourselves only to playing football “but we had to get it into our heads that we cannot just be footballers.”
lonely fight
Only Irene ParedesThe captain explained that they had to attend the rally until the first ‘Las 15’ conflict broke out: “We didn’t want to come, they forced us and we agreed to go to the meetings angrily. We didn’t stay because we were comfortable. “We believe this is what we need to do to implement the agreements. ” AlexiaHere he said, “If we had not been there, they would have called the U-23 team and this was our irresponsibility.”
and was sentenced Walls: “We know things will take some time, but we take their word for it. We know some changes have already happened. We felt alone and unsupported. Now CSD has entered strongly and is appreciated, but we also let them know that they came late. We are tired and at the moment we see no light at the end of the tunnel .But this is a start and there is a long way to go.Now we have a speaker who can do this, there are many women experiencing similar situations, we want this to be a turning point and these situations will disappear.