The Major Division of Colombian Soccer (Dimayor) announced on Tuesday that the women’s league will begin on February 4, will feature 17 teams and run for five months, despite promising in 2022 that the tournament would be played year-round. which unleashed criticism from the players, asking for a long championship.
“The BetPlay DIMAYOR 2023 Women’s League will begin on February 4 and end on June 30, taking into account the schedule of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand to begin in July,” the organization said in a statement.
He added that “the clubs that have participated in the development of Women’s Professional Soccer have expressed their commitment so that the Women’s Professional League can have a longer season from 2024.”
Dimayor president Fernando Jaramillo assured in October that there were “calendar restrictions, such as the 2023 World Cup, but we are working to make it a sustainable competition all year round.”
However, this Tuesday’s announcement goes in a different direction and the players have expressed their annoyance.
Nicole Regnier, a former Atlético de Madrid footballer, assured that the decision not to make a long competition “seems like a never-ending joke”.
“How long does women’s football have to endure a competition of 4 and a half months? There are always words in the air, footballers deserve to live up to what they are promised,” said the former football star on Twitter.
Central defender Isabella Echeverri, who plays for Mexico’s Monterrey, said for her part that “Colombian football is full of empty promises, both in the league and in the national team.”
“They promise us changes that never come. They still don’t appreciate the value of women in football. Proposals were put on the table that were of immense value to everyone, and not even in that way,” he added on his social networks.
The battle between managers and footballers has been going on for several years as the players appreciate that the country has had a professional league since 2017, but regret not being able to play all year.
In many cases, the professionals have to spend the rest of the year on other activities to support their families.
Source: El heraldo
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