League, national team and even without 'hijab': women already play football in Saudi Arabia

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Five years ago, a Saudi woman could not

, she could barely

, she needed her husband or the head of the family to get a

, and it was impossible for her to rent a flat on her own. Because I couldn't, I couldn't even

. Today, in the middle of 2022, some of these norms have changed or have been softened, but

continues to live in another era, in one totally conditioned by the religious question, extremist in many ways, which leaves women on one side of the equation in almost all of society.

Soccer

is an

.

The same women who for decades were banned from playing any sport, teaching gym classes in schools or attending sporting events are now the ones who have

.

They were able

football stadiums in 2018, in 2019 the

was created , in November 2021, once the hardest stage of the Covid-19 pandemic was over, the

the country and in February 2022, in just a few weeks, the first friendly of the

against the team of

Soccer players, coaches and referees

Throughout this process , the

has collaborated intensely , hand in hand with

, within the framework of the agreement for the arrival of the

the Arab state.

The Spanish tournament will be played in Saudi territory until

in exchange for

per edition, and meanwhile the Spanish organization is firmly committed to supporting the training of soccer players, coaches and referees and the creation of competitions.

“We collaborate hand in hand with the Saudi federation to fulfill all the commitments. We speak, for example, of the

and the correct

of the leagues, ”they tell this newspaper from the RFEF. On the grass of the Saudi stadiums, the girls are finally playing on

, in duels of

, they have

with knowledge and they even have clothes that respect the customs of those who want it.

Some play with the '

', the cloth that covers their heads, and others, more and more, already dare to play matches without it.

Overall,

and

from all regions of the country, including clubs from major cities Riyadh and Jeddah, and one champion,

from Al Khobar, eastern province, who lifted the title a few years ago days in the fields attached to

in

, where

won the

2020

"They are feeling the freedom"

Now it will be the turn of the team, led by the 62-year-old German

, who has worked in 85 countries over the last 14 years. Of the

, he has chosen 30. «Some take

to get to training and none charge to play. For me it was like going back to the past, but they are convinced that their dream will come true, “he declared in an interview for FIFA. "

(it would be twelve, since the date is 2034), they are feeling the

to be able to publicly show their love for the sport," he added.

At the heart of the matter, a

of

to the champion team of the League,

for the players who go to the national team and the '

' of Saudi Arabia, a project that seeks, in literal words, «to convert the country into a benchmark in technology, sport and innovation".

All with the bid to host the

in mind.

After that, time will tell.

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