Alexia Putellas, Lieke Martens, Jennifer Hermoso, Sandra Paños and Irene Paredes. These are the five flags that Barça will wave this Monday in anticipation of their first Women’s Ballon d’Or, also first prize in this category for Spanish football. A milestone that the Barça club wanted to celebrate in its official media with an emotional video of the candidates for the international award.
It is an audiovisual piece in which values such as teamwork, ambition, respect and effort are highlighted as an example for the girls and boys who dream of following in the footsteps of these five players. “We have a message for the new generations”This is how the video of Barça starts, the club with the most nominations in this Ballon d’Or 2021.
In the video, in which triumphal images of the five Barça nominees for the Ballon d’Or are seen, the following is exposed: “I am Lieke’s magic, I am Jenni’s drive, Sandra’s resilience, and the security of Irene and the force I am Alexia’s ambition. I am my team and my triumph is the triumph of all. Because we believe in more than empowerment. Congratulations culers “.
A Ballon d’Or as a result of the great commitment to the Barça women’s team
Thus, Barça continues to strengthen its commitment to women’s football and the role of women in sport every day. A commitment that is identified under the pillar ‘More than gender’, one of the axes on which the club is built. This success coincides with various historical moments for the Barça women’s section such as the triplet of the first team, with the first Champions League achieved, or the inauguration of a training center in La Masía dedicated exclusively to this category.
In addition, it should be remembered that the commitment to women’s football turned 50 years ago at the Barça club. A ‘golden wedding’ that commemorates the first women’s football match contested at the Camp Nou on December 25, 1970. In that historic meeting, the Barcelona City Selection women’s team played, considered the embryo of Barça women’s football. Now, 50 years later, Barça hopes to continue adding milestones in this category with its first Ballon d’Or.