Soccer players to female referee: ¡°All you¡¯re good for is cleaning toilets¡±
Andalusia federation launches inquiry after 17-year-old official is insulted and jostled
Violent behavior by players and supporters unhappy at referees¡¯ decisions at Spanish lower league soccer matches is a long-standing problem, as one recent case demonstrates.
Andalusia¡¯s soccer federation has said it is investigating an incident on April 26 that followed a women¡¯s Centenary Cup match between Arenas de Armilla and Numancia. The referee, 17-year-old ?gueda Rodr¨ªguez, was jostled and insulted by players, staff, and supporters of Granada-based Arenas de Armilla following an incident that led to the team¡¯s coach being expelled from the touchline.
It is especially sad that other women would make these kinds of sexist comments¡± Andalusia soccer federation representative Jos¨¦ Manuel Molina
¡°They prevented me from entering [the locker room] and insulted me, saying: ¡®You¡¯re a bitch. All you¡¯re good for is cleaning toilets,¡¯¡± said Rodr¨ªguez in the complaint she filed with the Andalusian soccer federation.
She also said that she was shoved by several players. ¡°Three pushes threw me violently against the wall of the tunnel.¡±
¡°We are very sorry to see these kinds of things happen. They are unpleasant, and we will apply the appropriate sanction,¡± said Jos¨¦ Manuel Molina, a representative of Andalusia¡¯s soccer federation. ¡°Fortunately, she was not injured, but it is especially sad that other female fans and players would make these kinds of sexist comments.¡±
Rodr¨ªguez has been a referee for two years, and hopes to turn professional eventually.
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