The ‘Rubiales Case’ and the Fight for Equality in Women’s Soccer: An Interview with Super Agent Rafaela Pimenta

The Spanish team celebrating the title of world champions (RFEF) The ‘Rubiales case’ still continues to give a lot of talk and not only in Spain, but throughout the world. A fact that stained a historic feat of Spanish soccer players, given that the star had never been achieved before. After this moment, the players said enough. Enough of the conditions they had been enduring. Enough of putting up with certain behaviors. That moment marked a before and after in women’s sports and in feminism in general. Now, the agent who represents Misa Rodríguez and Esther González has spoken about how the players experienced that moment and her opinion about it. Rafaela Pimenta is a super agent who counts among her client list players of the caliber of Erling Haaland, Paul Pogba, Matthijs Ligt or the two La Roja footballers. A milestone in international football, a world dominated by men. The Brazilian lawyer, in an interview with The Guardian, has spoken about the non-consensual kiss of the former president of the Spanish Football Federation to Jenni Hermoso. You may be interested in: The Australian federation becomes an example of equality: men’s and women’s selection with the same salary and rooms for babies up to 4 years old“We are in an industry where there is no equality. Look what happened with the Women’s World Cup. What the hell was that?,” she questions. To which she adds: “How can anyone expect to get away with this? How can anyone support him? Maybe a person is out of his mind but, if you take into account the time it took for something to happen, it is because the entire system is not united to condemn that.” Regarding how both Misa Rodríguez and Esther González, Pimenta, lived that moment He explained that he spoke with both of them because “it was worrying to see how they felt. It was very sad to see how hard they fought, how far they came, how difficult it is to be a woman in football. “Her achievement was overshadowed by abuse.” The Brazilian agent has also reported that during those days, thanks to her speaking many languages, she read many comments around the world and was surprised to see that there were people who thought: “Look at that girl, she overreacts. It was just a kiss. I wanted that.” You may be interested: What they achieve on the slopes is not reflected in the offices: only four Olympic federations in the world are led by women. And consider: “There is a lot to do, but football is a weapon. It is a weapon for change.” Regarding whether these changes will be visible soon, Pimenta assures: “It is one of the reasons why I am here. If I can inspire a girl to fight for what she wants, my job will be done.” The super agent also talks about the role of women in the world of football and assures that in all the time she has been working in this sport, several decades, only He has encountered two other women in positions of power. On the one hand, with Marina Granovskaia, former director of Chelsea; and with Karren Brady, with whom she once met at West Ham. However, she is optimistic: “Years ago, a woman would write a book and use a man’s name, otherwise it wouldn’t be published. Many women participated in important scientific inventions and never took credit for them. It’s really shocking. But it is also shocking to see that still today.” Furthermore, she highlights that to make yourself heard as a woman “you have to prove yourself much more than men, all the time.” ”If you get angry, you’re a bitch. If you react, you are overreacting because you are an emotional woman. If you want to be a leader, you are too ambitious, cold and hard. It’s okay for a boy to be like that. “We are in an industry where there is no equality,” she considers.
2023-11-15 04:05:26
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