Three players have quit Argentina’s national women's team after a dispute with soccer organizers over a lack of pay and conditions, an unthinkable scenario for the country’s World Cup-winning men’s squad.
FILE - Argentina ’s Lorena Benitez warms up prior to the Women’s World Cup Group G soccer match between Argentina and South Africa in Dunedin, New Zealand, July 28, 2023. BUENOS AIRES — Three players quit Argentina ’s national women’s squad Monday after a dispute over a lack of pay and conditions at a camp ahead of two international friendlies, an unthinkable scenario for the country’s World Cup winning men’s squad.
“We reached a point in which we are tired of the injustices, of not being valued, not being heard and, even worse, being humiliated,” Cruz posted on Instagram. “We need improvements for Argentina’s women’s soccer national team, and I am not only talking about finances. I speak about training, having lunch, breakfast.”
They said Argentina’s soccer association told them they wouldn’t be paid for the two friendlies because the games will take place at home in Buenos Aires.Former France soccer player Karembeu says two of his relatives have been killed in New Caledonia “With a broken heart and thousands of dreams disappearing little by little. May the next generations enjoy and be happy running after the football, as we were sometime ago,” she said.Estefanía Banini, who is considered the country’s best female player ever, lent support to her three former teammates. Last year, she also decided to stop playing for the national team.
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