To denounce the management of the members of the technical teams, the means dedicated to their discipline or the inequality vis-à-vis men: the players of several important women’s football teams have raised their voices in recent months.

Thursday, four months later Australia and New Zealand World Cupthe “rebellion” of several French footballers ended up causing the departure of the coach Corinne Deacon.

But the French case continues to be the latest wave in a very rough sea in this sport.

In recent months, Canadian internationals have raised their voices to the point of threatening their Federation with a strike if they do not obtain an increase in the budgets allocated to their selection.

Since the end of September, fifteen Spanish players have withdrawn from the national team, demanding the departure of the coach Jorge Vilda…but without success so far.

“Whether it is their financial conditions, the technical environment, the lack of professional structures in their federations or their leagues, all this does not correspond to what the players demand or produce on the field, nor to the development of their sport. . Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, secretary general of the World Union of Footballers (FIFPro), is alarmed.

“No player should have to sacrifice any part of their career to get something they want,” the executive added in statements to the AFP.

A World Cup without several stars?

French, Canadians and Spaniards are not the first to bang their fists on the table to ask for more consideration or to make a complaint.

Norwegian Ada Hegerberg, the first women’s Ballon d’Or in history, retired from her team for five years after a disappointing Euro 2017, protesting against the inequalities between men and women in the bonuses paid by her federation.

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The media United States women’s teamled by his former star scorer Carli Lloyd and more recently by Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, lit a first fuse since 2016 by embarking on a long legal battle for equal pay.

Rebellion movements in different teams raise questions four and a half months later Australia and New Zealand World Cup, scheduled for July 20 to August 20. Especially since the broadcasting rights have not yet been acquired in several large countries, such as France or England.

The possibility of a world Without several stars of women’s football it is “a real risk”, worries Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, who hopes that the impulses launched at the national federations are understood within the framework of “a deep desire to advance this sport”.

B team in Spain

In Canada and Francethe “rebels” have been heard. Corinne Deacon is no longer a selector of France from Thursday and President of the Canadian Federation, Nick Bontis, He quit. This federation announced Thursday an agreement in principle on the financing of the national women’s team.

But in both cases, the revolt did damage.

canadian captain, Christine Sinclairtold the government on Thursday that she felt “insulted like never before” by former president Nick Bontis because of this demand for financial equality.

The former French captain Wendie FoxFor his part, he spoke of the consequences on his “mental health”.

In the case of Spainthe situation is clearer and the horizon does not seem clear at all: the national federation remains inflexible and has supported the coach Jorge Vildawhich continues in the position.

In the last calls, vilda called other players, which makes Spain can go to world with a kind of “B team”, even if the top scorer, Jenni Hermoso, returned to the team in February and comes to reinforce the “Reds”.

Doubts linger over the national star, Alexia Putellasinjured since the middle of last year and winner of the last two Ballon d’Ors, what will happen when he is available to play again?

“You have to fight every day to improve,” he said recently. sluts in an interview with be in sports.

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