Former Spanish international Verónica Boquete said that with the resignation of Luis Rubiales a battle against machismo in football has been won but that the war to achieve profound changes in Spanish women’s football is being lost. “We have won a battle but we are losing the war,” said the former captain of the Spanish team and current player for Italian Fiorentina, in an interview with the German magazine “Der Spiegel.”
“Rubiales finally saw that it made no sense to continue tying himself to his position. But we want a deeper change,” he added. Boquete, as she had done before, questioned the appointment of Montse Tomé as coach, alleging that until now she has only been second and that it took her a long time to distance herself from Rubiales.
“She has tolerated too many things and distanced herself too late from Rubiales. I do not doubt that she is a good coach. But is she the best that can be found for the best team in the world? I think not. There are others with more experience” , said.
We have won a battle but we are losing the war
According to Boquete, the message being sent now is that “since a woman is now training, the players can’t continue complaining.” “That’s not what we want. Although we prefer Montse over Jorge (Vilda), it’s unfair, that’s why the players are still on strike,” she said.
In the interview, Boquete assures that, in the midst of the controversy over Rubiales’ kiss with Jennifer Hermoso, the latter’s mobile phone was ‘hacked’ looking for things to compromise her and to exonerate Rubiales. “This is war. We knew there were no rules. Jenni’s cell phone was hacked. They had access to photos and videos. Then things that could be used to attack the victim were leaked,” said Boquete when questioned about images that show players joking about the episode on the bus.
“On the bus there are also other moments when the players say that it is something very serious that cannot be tolerated. Since FIFA had prohibited Rubiales from contacting Jenni, he then looked for other avenues,” he added.
According to Boquete, if the cameras had not captured the kiss episode, “Rubiales would be considered the best official in the world and Jorge Vilda the best coach” despite the fact that there had already been numerous complaints “about certain behaviors and training conditions.”
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On the other hand, Boquete says that the statement from the men’s team players showing solidarity with Jenni Hermoso came too late and is insufficient. “The statement is above all an attempt to dodge the issue. The players don’t want uncomfortable questions. But now uncomfortable questions and brave answers are needed,” he said. “The truth is that most of the players don’t care about the issue. Rubiales is not going to kiss them on the mouth. He is not going to humiliate them. They do not have to fight every day for equal treatment. It is difficult for them to be brave” , he adds later.
At the end of the interview, when asked if she would prefer to coach a men’s team or a women’s team in the future, she opted to work in men’s football. “Not because I don’t like women’s football. I would also like to work.” with them but I want to work at the highest level and at the moment this is in men’s football. It is a personal motivation. I would like to show that I have the same abilities as a man to train,” he explained. “Hopefully soon it will be normal for coaches to move from women’s soccer to men’s soccer and vice versa. It could do both,” she added.
2023-09-11 16:59:22
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