Better air (daily newspaper Junge Welt)

A beautiful good morning! There has been a women’s soccer campaign in Argentina for a long time, and the 45th championship is currently being held. Meanwhile, wanting to finally introduce professional football to the stronger sex was until recently considered at least frowned upon in the country of Alfredo Di Stéfano, Diego Armando Maradona and Lionel Messi. How times change! The protests of women on the subcontinent and especially in Argentina can no longer be ignored. The machismo, which structurally controls society, serves a little more every day, the air is slowly but surely becoming palatable again.

On March 16, 2019 the time had finally come. Professional football was also introduced to women in Argentina. First on paper, which is known to be patient. The top division clubs had to contract at least eight players and guarantee them a monthly salary of 15,000 pesos (currently around 143 dollars). D …