The 27-year-old is taking legal action to highlight the inequality between the men’s and women’s games
“We are in an environment that excludes us daily and despises us. A large part of society believes that women are not capable of playing football and that we should not exercise our right to practise it.”
Macarena Sánchez has had enough. The 27-year-old, who has a tattoo of the revolutionary Mexican Frida Kahlo emblazoned on her arm, is taking legal action against her club, UAI Urquiza, and the Argentinian Football Federation for not recognising her as a professional player.
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