Footballer says becoming champions was ‘the only way that we had left to be heard, respected and valued’
The Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso has said Spain’s World Cup win was part of a “more human, more transcendent” battle for equality in her first public remarks since her team’s triumph was overshadowed by an unsolicited kiss.to the world champion. The 33-year-old began by describing her emotions as she lifted the World Cup trophy alongside her teammates.
Speaking on Wednesday, Hermoso hinted at this long-running battle. “We didn’t become champions so that we could lift a trophy that would stay in display case, or receive a bonus or appear on thousands of covers that would wrinkle over time,” she said. “We became world champions because it was the only way that we had left to be heard, respected and valued.”for transforming the way many saw women’s football.
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