The Women’s Football Weekend That Wasn’t Available
Due to varying circumstances across Europe, what was anticipated to be a big weekend of women’s football went mostly dark.
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Neither the Barclays English FA Women’s Super League (WSL) nor the Spanish Primera División held their opening weekend for very different reasons.
The WSL, in collaboration with the Premier League, postponed games following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Officials made the decision Friday morning despite official guidance from the United Kingdom (UK) government that did not require them to do so.
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Tottenham Hotspur were scheduled to play Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which seats 62,850 fans in the heart of London.
Chelsea were set to host West Ham at Stamford Bridge, the men’s team stadium that can hold 41,837 fans.
Meanwhile…
In Spain, the Primera División also did not play their opening weekend.
Opening matches were ultimately postponed due to a referee strike.
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Officiating crews are asking for improved wages, stating that the €320 ($322) referees and the €160 ($161) assistants make per game is not sufficient.
The president of the Primera, Beatriz Álvarez, says the fault lies with RFEF, Spain’s federation.
“The Spanish soccer federation has from the very start tried to boycott the professional women’s league and the Higher Sports Council has allowed it to do so,” Álvarez said.
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