as interview with mery ruiz
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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The paragraph in the fic about the establishment of a Real women's side is a direct result of this interview, haha. To Zaida it's understandably teeth-grinding but to me it's wish fulfillment. XD;
The state of the Spanish WNT in said fic is also ditto because I couldn't bring myself to impose that kind of ceiling on her. Though - and maybe you know all this already - they really shouldn't be the mess they are, argh. This article has a certain amount to say on the subject, and there's a little more in this interview with Vero Boquete. It's just so frustrating when you look at the success their junior teams had. (And I found something interesting the other day while I was looking for the original text of this interview - the U-17 team beat out the U-19 boys for an AS award determined by popular vote. So it's not that the interest isn't there.)
Anyway. Yes. It's just... so infuriating and frustrating. words cannot describe.
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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 ( ... )
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UGH UGH UGH at the end, it made me want to tear up. RM's lack of a women's side is such a disappointment to me. Them finally waking up and establishing a team and me stanning the hell out of them is an elaborate recurring fantasy of mine. It would be so great! I would support Las Blancas with all my heart!! THINK OF ALL THE ADDITIONAL MIDFIELDERS FLO COULD BUY!!!!
On the bright side, it seems that the Spain women's NT might have some things to look forward to. I know the RFEF scheduled an actual friendly for them at some point (!!!), and they drew Germany in a Euro 2013 qualifier, which was obviously a big deal for them. They have a decent shot at qualifying for the Euro, and possibly also for the WWC in 2015 since the number of teams is being expanded...
ANYWAY, I'll stop blurting women's soccer feels all over your journal now. :P Just to summarize: REAL MADRID WOMEN'S TEAM, YES.
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omg I saw!! LIKE, AN ACTUAL CALL UP, WHOA. I really, really hope they qualify, though I want it to happen because they ~fulfill their youth potential~ and not just because there are more teams allowed. Though I would not turn that down or anything. because Veroooo. And Marta Torrejon. And Laura del Rio argh I want her to get her spot back. hello I am a fangirl.Anyway uh as you can see I have feelings too so yours are very welcome here. Also, because literally no one on my flist will understand what I am yammering about: WHAT IS LIFE that Rayo win three league titles in a row ( ... )
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My hope is that they qualify for a big tournament, which gets them more attention and hopefully someone at the RFEF gets embarrassed enough that they have had THE SAME COACH FOR 30 YEARS and they finally get their shit together. And/or after being recently thwarted in their bids for the Olympics and the World Cup, they decide to go after hosting a women's Euro or a WWC and in doing so realize they need to treat their women's NT in a non-shitty manner.
Also I would just like to take a moment to say VEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. (She posted a photo of her and Cristiano. I died.)
UGH BARCELONA WOMEN. I'M SURE YOU'RE LOVELY, BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WIN THINGS, OKAY? IT'S THE PRINCIPLE OF IT. OKAY.
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