as interview with mery ruiz

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Writing up the notes for the Zaida story right now. (Thank you so much to everyone who's commented, I hardly even know how to respond. I just, I really appreciate it.) I did most of the initial research last winter/spring and I wanted to share some of the things I came across in the process. This is an interview from AS, via the fantastic website

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I think it's sad that Real have been talking about "establishing a women's academy", in a country that supposedly is one of the most "progressive" in terms of female representatives in the workplace, at least, in absolute numbers in the political and public sectors, no?

And the club is always going on and on about how, "oh, when people think of Spain they think Real Madrid". It wasn't an independent article, it was for their monthly magazine for their fan club-- they actively went out to seek that sort of line from their chosen Spaniards and non-Spanish celebs angle. They could have easily found people who said, "I think of Spain as colonisers and rampant unemployment. Also... manchego." Or something.

I am not being fair and pulling this Real Madrid as a symbol of All That Is Wrong With That Continent That Colonised Everbody Else And Now Wants to Do it Some More, ...but it would make sense that since they're so bloody progressive about pulling in the dollar, yen, euro bills, etc.

Also, I love how much flack American soccer etc gets for European football fans (ugh, whatEVER), and how the Scandinavians are always made fun of, but holy crap, nobody can say a word when they see their top level women play football. And every woman in Sweden I know has played football at a youth level...And they play kickabout...with men...and kick ass... I don't know, I just grew up playing football with some amazing women from all over the world in my school, and you'd think some of them would make it. But they're too smart to even BOTHER. Which is like... what.