Strong protest of women’s football at the door of AFA

Strong protest of women’s football at the door of AFA

The event was organized by the Coordinator Without Borders of Feminist Soccer and was attended by journalists, fans, members of technical bodies, soccer players, leaders and organizations linked to women’s soccer together with gender organizations.

Natalia Monterofrom River Feminista and a member of the Coordinator, confirmed to Télam that a document was presented at the entrance table of the AFA, since the manager of the entity’s Department of Equity and Gender, Paula Ojeda (he created the department with the same characteristics in Vélez Sarsfield) was not present.

“In the delivered note we ask you to (the institution) take action on the matter that separates Diego Guacci from his position, which at this time is as Coordinator of women’s football for Defense and Justice “declared the leader.

“We ask that a parallel investigation be carried out with the evidence presented by the players and that a favorable environment be created so that other players can approach to denounce”argued the protester.

Also Huntsman He declared that “it was also required that there be gender perspective training in all the clubs, not only in the first division ones.”

Also Monica Santinotechnical director of La Nuestra, feminist soccer and a benchmark in the sector, told Télam that “access to justice and the fear they have of not playing is very difficult for female soccer players.”

The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro), repudiated the fact and released a statement on social networks where it highlights that “five soccer players presented convincing and credible evidence against the coach.”

“They told how, over several years, they were victims of shocking and recurrent mistreatment by the professional who had the duty to safeguard them as adolescents and young people”states the note of the World Union of Soccer Players.

And the letter from the entity based in the Netherlands adds that “the decision of the FIFA Ethics Committee raises questions about how much evidence is needed for disciplinary action and could prevent other players from facing the perpetrators of harassment and abuse in the future.

The FIFA, Through its Ethics Commission, it decided not to sanction coach Diego Guacci, who directed the lower women’s teams and who was denounced by five players for sexual harassment and abusive behavior.

Once the resolution of the international entity that governs world football is published, the five complaining players do not have the possibility of appealing the ruling, since the decisions made by the Adjudication Room are final.

FIFPro highlights as a negative that FIFA’s decision was based on a ruling by a three-man tribunal.

Diego Guacci led the U-15 and U-17 selected teams, in addition to working for River Plate and UAI Urquiza, and currently works in the women’s lower divisions of Defense and Justice.

Source: Ambito

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