Within the framework of Juno House, a beautiful space in Barcelona known as ‘La Farinera’, which was born as an exclusive club for empowering women, lawyers Maria Teixidor and Reyes Bellver They presented their project to preside over the new Women’s Professional Soccer League. The scenario turned out to be the best metaphor for a candidacy that has been brewing for a year and whose maxim is: ‘This is the moment. Commitment and ambition’.
The idea was born with the purpose of starting from scratch, forgetting the ‘wars’ that women’s football has experienced in recent years and bringing the experience, innovation and identity of a women’s competition totally apart from the men’s to a League claiming to be “the best in the world”.
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For it Maria Teixidor, who was a director of Barça between 2015 and 2020, and Reyes Bellver, lawyer specializing in sports and president of the ‘Leadership Woman Football’ platform, arrive backed by an investment of 50 million euros. Both have announced an agreement with la ‘start-up’ Gloria Football, that would become ‘tittle sponsor’ of the new league for 10 million euros. Added to this is the investment already announced by Assia Graziolico-founder of the American fund Muse Capital and investor in the Washington Spirit Club, with at least 40 million euros to participate in the professionalization of the Spanish women’s league.
Of win, Maria Teixidor would act as president of the league and Bellver of vice president. “We are working on the horizon of the next five years, when the aid from the Government of five million euros per year will disappear,” he explained. Weaver.
“The Spanish league has the potential to be a world benchmark in talent, innovation and the generation of new economic and development opportunities for all clubs,” he added. One of his great challenges is to balance the League, since there are still huge differences in resources between clubs like Barça, Real Madrid or Atlético and others more humble such as Sporting Huelva or Rayo Vallecano, as well as all having their own stadiums and natural grass to avoid injuries. the health of the players, maternity and the guarantee of salaries is another of the basic points of this pre-candidacy.
The project has already been presented to all the clubs and hopes to achieve the four endorsements necessary to stand for election. It joins the one announced weeks ago by the former Athletic Club player, Ainhoa Tirapu, joined by Dolores Martelli, former director of women’s football of the Spanish Federation.
There has also been a conversation with Barça, although we still need to finalize affinities: “The first contact we have had has not been positive, but I hope to be able to sit down again so that we can evaluate everything that we have explained to them. I am confident that we will all row together and that this is not about sides and people”, wished Weaver.
“Gloria Football is a company founded and run by a woman. My investors and I decided to accompany the growth of women’s football and express respect and admiration for all the women who have made history in this sport in Spain. The players, coaches and leaders are the protagonists of this growth and the investment will be aimed at promoting their entry into the professional world,” she said. Victoire Cogevina, the CEO and Founder of Gloria Football.
“This project is aligned with the values, objectives and launch time of the Gloria platform. For the growth of professional football to materialize, it is essential to give it financial support. Being official sponsors of this New League would be the most effective way to help this project come to fruition,” said Victoire Cogevina, the CEO and Founder of Gloria, who was summoned by the pre-candidates to lead the Professional Women’s Soccer League, Maria Teixidor. and Reyes Bellver.
Victoire traveled to Barcelona to be present at the Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona match that was played yesterday at the Camp Nou. The full stadium match marked a new stage for Spanish women’s football and was an absolute world attendance record with more than 91,000 spectators filling the facilities.