Amanda Gutiérrez: "Whoever gets tired of the problems of women's football understands nothing"

Inma Lidón Valencia

Valencia

Updated Wednesday, February 21, 2024-23:36

• The battle of the image "Not summoning Jenni was a serious mistake"

• A planetary scandal "Rubiales played the villain"

The figure of

Amanda Gutiérrez

(Barcelona, ​​1991) emerged on the night of the tense Oliva concentration as the voice of the Spanish soccer players before they took the floor, but the union she presides,

Futpro

, has had years of demands that exploded with Luis Rubiales' non-consensual kiss to

Jenni Hermoso

and

#SeAcabó

.

Does Spanish women's football continue in full catharsis? It has been months of destroying foundations to build again.

It has been achieved, it is true, as a result of a very hard moment like the one experienced at the World Cup medal ceremony, but which served to show that we did not like the Federation that existed and that this had been the tip of the iceberg.

But there is still a lot to do.

There are still coaches in their positions who do not treat female soccer players well, clubs that do not want to bet on women's soccer and unacceptable infrastructures. #SeAcabó has coincided with professionalization and the creation of the F League a year ago. Has progress been made? more in the rights of the players since August? Unfortunately, regarding the F League there has been no different treatment from before to after the World Cup.

It has been exactly the same.

It was quite revealing that before what happened at the World Cup trophy presentation we already had a case of a coach convicted by the Labor Inspection for harassing 68% of the squad and the president of League F never did anything.

And after the World Cup, after everything that we soccer players were doing, they continued not doing it.

Regarding the collective agreement, what can I say.

They have been teasing and trying to cut back on the rights of the footballers.

Today and having won a World Cup, it is quite insulting and degrading. What will happen if there are no improvements? We are already seeing it.

When you have all the talent in the country, world champions and Ballon d'Ors, but the league does not advance, we have a talent drain.

And they go to competitions that are not better than ours, like the Mexican one, but they are investing.

Added to that is the United States or England.

The conclusion is that we have champions but not good opportunities in the first category. How is the relationship with the CSD and the RFEF in the mixed commission? It is a positive and, above all, constructive relationship.

The CSD listens and takes note of everything that the footballers transmit, however, most of the things that are requested depend on the RFEF, which is being proactive but is in limbo with a limited management commission. What changes are left to make? ?

A large part of the people who participated in what happened in the World Cup are out, but there are still responsibilities to clear.

Then there is the incorporation of Markel Zubizarreta, which was very well received by the footballers because one of the things we asked for was that the appointments be based on merit.

They have explained to us that they have a strategy and that they want to bet, always remembering that they are a manager. There is a woman who is already running for the presidency of the RFEF.

Would female footballers like it? In a world where equality existed, it would not matter if it was a man or a woman as long as they were prepared for the position.

But we are at a moment in history when it would be nice if, for the first time, there was a woman presiding.

Now, I insist,

Above all, it has to be a prepared and qualified person. For now there will be more presence of women and women's clubs in the next assembly, which until now was limited to six of 140 male assembly members. Yes. We made amendments to the ministerial order that establishes the regime electoral so as not to forget that the League F clubs are also in LaLiga and care had to be taken not to give them a double vote.

We asked that independent clubs be taken into account, to avoid the temptation to vote thinking more about the men's section.

Regarding the number of assembly members, it is impossible for women to reach positions if this inequality exists in those forums.

We had to put an end to that. Is the demand at risk because the footballers get tired of living in this continuous fight? It is happening, that they leave because they see that the Government injects millions and they are World Champions but neither the RFEF nor the F League they advance.

If this continues, the fuse will end, the players will get fed up and the talent will go to other countries that are making this change.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system the rival plays with because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

which until now was limited to six of 140 male assembly members Yes. We made amendments to the ministerial order that establishes the electoral regime so that it would not be forgotten that the League F clubs are also in LaLiga and we had to be careful not to give them a double vote.

We asked that independent clubs be taken into account, to avoid the temptation to vote thinking more about the men's section.

Regarding the number of assembly members, it is impossible for women to reach positions if this inequality exists in those forums.

We had to put an end to that. Is the demand at risk because the footballers get tired of living in this continuous fight? It is happening, that they leave because they see that the Government injects millions and they are World Champions but neither the RFEF nor the F League they advance.

If this continues, the fuse will end, the players will get fed up and the talent will go to other countries that are making this change.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system the rival plays with because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

which until now was limited to six of 140 male assembly members Yes. We made amendments to the ministerial order that establishes the electoral regime so that it would not be forgotten that the League F clubs are also in LaLiga and we had to be careful not to give them a double vote.

We asked that independent clubs be taken into account, to avoid the temptation to vote thinking more about the men's section.

Regarding the number of assembly members, it is impossible for women to reach positions if this inequality exists in those forums.

We had to put an end to that. Is the demand at risk because the footballers get tired of living in this continuous fight? It is happening, that they leave because they see that the Government injects millions and they are World Champions but neither the RFEF nor the F League they advance.

If this continues, the fuse will end, the players will get fed up and the talent will go to other countries that are making this change.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system the rival plays with because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

to avoid the temptation to vote thinking more about the male section.

Regarding the number of assembly members, it is impossible for women to reach positions if this inequality exists in those forums.

We had to put an end to that. Is the demand at risk because the footballers get tired of living in this continuous fight? It is happening, that they leave because they see that the Government injects millions and they are World Champions but neither the RFEF nor the F League they advance.

If this continues, the fuse will end, the players will get fed up and the talent will go to other countries that are making this change.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system the rival plays with because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

to avoid the temptation to vote thinking more about the male section.

Regarding the number of assembly members, it is impossible for women to reach positions if this inequality exists in those forums.

We had to put an end to that. Is the demand at risk because the footballers get tired of living in this continuous fight? It is happening, that they leave because they see that the Government injects millions and they are World Champions but neither the RFEF nor the F League they advance.

If this continues, the fuse will end, the players will get fed up and the talent will go to other countries that are making this change.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system with which the rival plays because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system with which the rival plays because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

Women's football is unstoppable and we either take care of Spanish footballers or they will leave.

The young women have already started that flight and now we see that some established ones are already out. Will they always have to have the focus on them? Hopefully not, because we run the risk of people getting bored with so many problems surrounding women's football, even though it has served to show that in Spain there is much to do in terms of equality. I take up your argument: can social support be lost if women's football is identified as having problems? I think so.

It was one of the fears that we soccer players had when we were in Oliva, tired.

We think about it, that people can get bored because everything is problems, but then, and I have talked to many players, you see a girl in a game jump with the goals and ask you to sign her shirt, your doubts disappear.

In the end, this is for them.

Anyone who gets tired of women's football because of the problems does not understand anything about what we are doing. Because this is not just about football...It hasn't been for a long time.

It's something that makes soccer players tired.

I remember someone in Oliva who told me: Amanda, I no longer know the system the rival plays with because I am more concerned with meetings than with being a soccer player.

But they know the importance of what they are doing.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.

When life puts something like this in front of you, you have to take responsibility. What would you like the first gesture of the new RFEF to be? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe they would contact Futpro to listen to us.

One of the main problems, in this and other sports, is that athletes' associations are not listened to.

In the end we are not asking for anything crazy, just to have the same structure, personnel and resources as them.