Spain is measured this Sunday (22:00, TDP) to the United States in the prestigious SheBelieves Cup eight months after its defeat in the round of the World Cup and after a convulsive year.
Jenni Hermoso launches goal against the United States.
Lucia Garcia stole the ball, Jenni Beautiful he was found and from the front of the area launched a right that slipped through the square of goalkeeper Naeher. It was 1-1 of Spain before the almighty U.S in the last 16 of the last France World Cup. It was the greatest feat of national women's football in its short history. It was the hope before two maximum sentences transformed by Megan Rapinoe they will leave the players of Jorge Vilda without culminating an anthological surprise. It was the demonstration that Spain had finally reached the elite.
It was the 'click' that seemed to have ignited everything: «This is going to be a turning point»harangue Amanda Sampedro, one of the main voices of the staff, on arrival in Barajas. There were dozens of journalists to France, GOL made the annual maximum in that match, the Federation, together with FIFA and UEFA, promised a disbursement of 20 million euros, and the Real Madrid He announced his arrival at the First Iberdrola through the Club Deportivo Tacón. “We want the future to be equally beautiful,” Jenni Hermoso claimed.
More than eight months later, today (22:00, TDP), Spain and the United States cross their paths again, this time in the prestigious SheBelieves Cup. A friendly tournament that has been held for four years in the US and that brings together every spring, and by strict invitation, four of the best teams in the world. So far, in addition to the North American ones, England (four times), Germany (3), France (2), Japan (1) and Brazil (1) have participated. All of them located within the FIFA Top 10 Ranking. This year, and after his brilliant participation in the World Cup, the invitation came to Spain, number 13 of that classification, current runner-up in the U-20 world, European U19 champion and U17 world champion. That is, the future. His first meeting, Thursday before JapanIt was unbeatable: 3-1.
But, at the same time, since that afternoon in Le havre, Spanish women's football has lived in a state of constant upheaval by the negotiations for the signing of the desired collective agreement. Until 29 meetings held unions and employers to the despair of the footballers, who summoned a historic day of strike last fall and they were about to launch another a few days before the agreement. Finally, there was a signature in February: 16,000 euros minimum wage for the full day and 12,000 for the partial. Far from the 20,000 that AFE asked for, but a significant improvement for many of the players. In addition, a protocol on pregnancy was collected. In spite of this, today the fight and the bad image of the league follow in the wake of television rights, the great cake: the last Atlético-Barcelona, that the previous course had broken records in GOL, it was not seen on television. The war between the Club Association (ACFF), which represents twelve of the teams in the league and that are aligned with Mediapro, to whom their television rights belong, with the Federation and the 'independent' teams, including Barcelona and Heel, follow each day. Without that agreement between clubs and operators, we only have the current situation: when teams with different television interests cross, the game is not even broadcast.
All away from the summer boom of France.
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