Spanish World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati believes athletes in women's football are still having to fight 'to be treated as professionals'.
Aitana Bonmati won the Golden Ball at this summer's World Cup, having been named the best overall player across the tournament
Spanish World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati believes women's players are still having to fight "to be treated as professionals".Spain's World Cup win was overshadowed by the fallout from Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso after the final, which she said was not consensual.
"We are always building for equality to have good conditions, to be treated as professional footballers. "I would like to keep fighting because I would like the next generation to have a better life than we have today and I think past generations fought for us to have a better life today."The 42-year-old was sacked within a month of Spain's World Cup win amid the aftereffects from the Rubiales scandal.
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