The actress and women’s rights activist praised the “resilience” of the women’s national team players and left a wish: “I pray for the day when they are just athletes and the rest is fun.”
“The last winners, the United States of America (USA), had to fight for equal pay while winning the World Championship. From this time, The Spanish team had to fight against harassment, abuse and aggression.“. Natalie Portman broke her silence and did not spare criticism about how the victory of the Spanish women’s team was overshadowed by the kiss of Luis Rubiales, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and the events that followed.
The actress, winner of an Oscar in 2011 for the film “Black Swan,” and co-founder of the Angel City women’s soccer club, based in California, expressed her sadness at the difficulties that players still have to face on a daily basis. -Daytime activities, which go far beyond sports.
I would like the players to focus solely on the sport. But, unfortunately, they have to be intrinsically political, as we have seen in the last two World Cups,” he lamented, at the 30th general assembly of the European Clubs Association (ECA), which took place in Berlin, between Tuesday and this Thursday. -fair.
Natalie Portman, who is also an activist for women’s rights, took the opportunity to praise the players of the women’s team after Jenni Hermoso filed a formal complaint against Rubiales: “The resilience of these women, who play at the highest level in such unfair conditions, and their ability to fight on and off the field is inspiring,” he declared, quoted by The Guardian.
The missing piece: Jenni Hermoso files a complaint for Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss at the World Cup
“I pray for the day when they can just be athletes and everything else is fun. For now I am very inspired by the players,” he concluded.
Source: Observadora
