Alexia Putellas has won the second consecutive Ballon d’Or, in case she needed to prove (even more) that she is the best player in the universe. A piece of news that should be wonderful no matter where you look at it and yet she has returned to expose football sexism of in-laws
The soccer player made history by collecting for the second time the highest prize in this sport in the women’s category. However, it is Karim Benzema who grabs headlines on television and sports newspapers. In the meantime, Alexia Putellas has been relegated and has even received derogatory comments macho “go to the kitchen” type.
We are not exaggerating. The same feminist activist Carla Galeote shared on her Instagram the chat live from The Play Bar, where the comments seem taken from the Middle Ages. Why The “men” are not happy about the leveling What do we have in Spain in women’s football? Are they intimidated?
The field of football remains a redoubt difficult to access for women and the recognition of soccer players, coaches, technicians or referees like Marta Huerta de Aza costs a lot and is full of stereotypes.
This sport is closely linked to manhood, according to studies, so a woman standing out and hitting it in that “space of males” makes weak masculinity come to the forefull of insecurities and sexism. sorry not sorryAlexia Putellas is here to stay, Manolo.
Photos | Gtres, stories from @galeotecarla.
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