MADRID — Matches in the Spanish women’s
football league, playing for the first time as professionals, were suspended on
Saturday due to a referees’ strike.
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Atletico Madrid announced on social media that their
opening match against Real Sociedad “cannot start due to the non-appearance of
the refereeing team”.
The referees, who work for the Spanish Football
Federation, are demanding professional status and payment in line with the
men’s Liga.
“We referees want to provide the best possible service
to football, and this necessarily involves obtaining working conditions close
to those of the men’s first division,” the referees said in a statement.
Friday evening, the new Professional Women’s
Football League (LPFF) said they would “not accept blackmail” and all women’s
teams would be on the pitch for their matches.
“In the event that the referees and their assistants
do not go to their appointments, the LPFF will file a complaint so that the
corresponding sanctions are adopted,” it added.
The clubs insist that they have already sent a proposal to
increase the remuneration of referees, but have not received any response.
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