“It’s sad to see how other leagues are overtaking us at an incredible speed when we have the potential to be a top league — because of the successes of Barca and the national team,” Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati told The Athletic in September.
“If with these strengths we don’t have a sufficiently important league, it’s something to look at. We are stagnating, it’s not getting any better. We don’t even have a (main) sponsor in the league.
“What interest is being put into this league? Who is running this league? Maybe we should be more humble, take the example of the English league (Women’s Super League) and see how they do things. And in the national team, the same. If the changes don’t come, it’s a sign that the people who run this league are not interested in moving forward.”
Bonmati has just won her second Ballon d’Or Feminin in a row and is a key player for reigning world champions Spain and Barcelona’s all-conquering women’s team. But she is not happy about the quality of the Spanish top flight, Liga F — and she is not alone.
“We won the World Cup, which I think is bigger than winning a Euros (as the men’s side did this summer). And no, nothing has changed,” Arsenal’s Spain forward Mariona Caldentey told the BBC in…
