The growth of women’s football in the world is exponential. Naa Mexico, where since 2017 the number of spectators coming to the stadiums has increased week by week. All Liga MX matches are televised and many are played in large stadiums. The arrival of Jenni Hermoso helped this growth, although it did not solve one of the biggest problems plaguing the Mexican women’s league: the salary of soccer players. The 400 dollars a month that some of the Madrid forward’s teammates receive in Pachuca is a burden.
In Mexico, Jenni’s decision to leave Barça, the team where she won everything, to play for the Mexican team was surprising. “For us Mexicans it’s a surprise that someone who won the Champions League came to play here. It caused a big stir,” Naim Gallegos, director of women’s soccer website ‘Futbo13ra’, told The Guardian, confirming the rise of women. football. “Liga MX Femenil receives a lot of space in the press and is one of the most followed leagues on social media. They have found a way to bring football closer to their audience and the popularity has increased.”
But Gallegos also confirmed that the players’ lives are becoming unsustainable. “There are players who have to live with three other teammates in a rented house to play, because the best earners earn $400 a month,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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