Spanish star Aitana Bonmati ‘uncomfortable’ over Saudi gender inequalities - Inside World Football

The FC Barcelona player has taken a stand against the relocation of the Spanish Women's Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, like her male counterparts.

Aitana Bonmatí, who has already won the Ballon d'Or twice, criticized the possible competition of the next editions of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. The player expressed her concern about the women's rights situation in the country, stressing that this issue cannot be ignored. During her statements, Bonmatí highlighted the need to value the competition on Spanish soil, stressing that playing in a venue with significant gender equality i…

Spanish star Aitana Bonmati ‘uncomfortable’ over Saudi gender inequalities - Inside World Football

January 31 – Spanish star player Aitana Bonmati has said that playing in Saudi Arabia would make her “uncomfortable” because of gender inequality. With the Spanish men’s Super Cup staged in Saudi Arabia, Bonmati was quizzed about playing in the Arab Kingdom and said: “Saudi Arabia is a country that has a long way to go today in terms of equality between men and women. Here too, and all over the world too, Read more … The post Spanish star Aitana…

Barcelona. Aitana Bonmati, a member of Barcelona femenil, said yesterday that she would not be “comfortable” playing a Spanish Supercup in Saudi Arabia, a country where, she considers, the treatment of women still needs to improve a lot.

Bonmati voices opposition to Saudi hosting Spanish Cup

Barcelona’s two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati said Thursday she was against Saudi Arabia hosting the women’s Spanish Super Cup. “Before we move the Super Cup to another country, I’d like us to be able to give value to this competition here (in Spain),” Bonmati said on the sidelines of a promotional event. “(This is something) we haven’t managed to do so far, with interest, in a stadium that suits both teams, with a financial reward that…

Aitana Bonmat affirms that Arabs 'are not very advanced in terms of women's rights' and that country 'still has a long way to go' in this regard. Barcelona's two-time Ballon d'Or champion, Aitana Bonmati, said on Thursday she was against the project of Saudi Arabia hosting the Spanish Super Cup. Since 2020, the men's version of the tournament, which places the four winners and runners-up of La Liga and the Copa del Rey against each other, has be…