Franco: “ Invest in sport is to bet for a modern society which leaves no one behind ”

• The president of the CSD hand this award in recognition of the history and the great contribution to the development of women's sports club

• Champion of the Champions League, to be the first club español in doing this, and champion of the league and the glass of queen this season, the FC Barcelona is the most victorious team women soccer players in spain

Madrid, 31 may 2021.-The president of the supreme council for sports (CSD), josé Manuel Franco, has made delivery today of the golden plaque of the royal order of sporting merit to the first women's football team FC Barcelona, a ceremony held in the high performance centre (CAR) of Madrid.

This award recognizes the great history of the team, Champions League champion League Cup, and dela Queen this season and his great contribution to the development of women's sports in our country.

To all members of the equipment and technical body of the club, with its president Joan Laporta as the head, secretary of state for sports has highlighted the “ commitment for the sport ” and defined as “ the key decision to professionalize the team.

“ i encourage you to os sintáis protagonists of a new chapter for women in sport, always faithful to the history and philosophy of a pioneering club and reference for all. Since the CSD want that football is once again the locomotive that future climate, because we are convinced that invest in sport and a real and effective equality is to bet for a modern society which leaves no one behind ”, has assured the president of the CSD.

The president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has thanked the CSD the granting of this award has highlighted the example is the team, "you mirror in which many people, look for your way to be, to live football, won, and compete ”.

In the event, chaired by the three trophies achieved this year, has taken the floor to one of the team capitanas, Alexia Putellas, for whom the successes achieved by the “ is the culmination of a work, effort, commitment and dedication during years ”. The catalan world cup has had a pioneering keepsake that “ fifty years ago we opened the way ”. “ we must be ambitious, we have potential and among all we are going to develop it ", has expressed.

The FC Barcelona, in addition to having become the first club español in winning a Champions League, it is also the team with the largest number of leagues competed in six championships of the first Iberdrola (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021), and eight cup titles of the queen (1994, 2011 and 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021).