Irene Lozano meeting in the CSD to capitanas teams soccer first

• After yesterday's meeting with the management of the clubs of the first female Division, the secretary of state maintains a meeting with the players to make progress in the draft professionalization of the spanish soccer

Madrid, 02 december 2020.The president of the supreme council for sports (CSD), Irene Lozano, has maintained today a meeting with the capitanas of teams in the first division of soccer in the draft professionalization of this competition.

The secretary of state for sports has been able to gain first-hand knowledge of the concerns and demands of the players, while transmitted to them all the government's commitment to work towards the establishment of a female professional competition “ sustainable, attractive and innovative ”.

The meeting, held at the headquarters of the council, there has been a day after the meeting held by Irene Lozano with the presidents and directors of the clubs of the first division in which materialize the launch of the draft to provide professional status of soccer in Spain.

Today's meeting has been present at all capitanas from clubs in the First, some on-line.

For the president of the CSD, “ the professionalization of soccer will become a reality next season, which is an enormous satisfaction, especially for having had the support, trust and confidence all clubs that have seen that this project is in earnest. In Addition to the players know you are all on an equal footing with men, beyond demonstrations materials that may have, is a universal principle of justice, and will be able to work with more security. It will be a major change for all spanish women ”.

Irene Lozano announced last september, during the delivery of prizes Lilí Álvarez held in the women's institute in Madrid and to the director of the centre, Beatriz Gimeno Reinoso, and secretary of State of equality and against gender violence, Noelia Vera Ruiz-Herrera, the government's intention to professionalize the soccer league.