On a quiet, cloudy Thursday night in Nantes, France, the Spanish national women’s football team made history once again. In an inaugural Olympics appearance, the infamous bright red and yellow challenged a well-structured and disciplined Japan team to a duel.
Four days to go. The countdown is on. Similar to the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European championships, professional footballers from various national teams and passport identities are presented an opportunity every four years to seal their fate into medallic.
After the 2023 Women’s World Cup, English media took a survey in England of the most recognisable members of the women’s team, the Lionesses, and Keira Walsh came dead last. And while most of the rest of the team do.
Live fast, travel often. Not exactly how the quote goes, but for Barcelona Femení the tail end of a domestic season in Spain and capping off European competition as champions means more time for training and less thinking for games..
Similar to the excitement of Santa Claus coming to town once every year with a sack of presents to deliver down the chimney, one burst of excitement, or rather burst of emotion far from excitement for Barcelona Femeni fans is.
In the current international window, 18 Barça Femení players have been called into service, and this is just the start of an overworked summer.
Marc Vivés's job this summer is to maintain Barça Femení's sqaud strength and, if even possible, make it better.
So it came to pass, and then it went. On Saturday, May 25th, Barcelona Femeni proved the fan "theory of three" to be true, and took home their third European title. And all in style.
Tonight. The UEFA Women's Champions League Final. Barcelona Femeni fight for their third continental title.
. For nineteen year old footballer Júlia Bartel from Castellbisbal, Spain, life consists of having two of the most prestigious professional women's football clubs in Europe vying for her ability. A product of La Masia (Barcelona's youth academy), a FIFA.
