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In the midst of the innumerable tributes that have been paid to Diego Maradona in all corners of the world, and on different soccer fields, this weekend a particular event was presented: the protest of a female soccer player who refused to pay tribute the former Argentine footballer.
Her name is Paula Dapena, a 24-year-old soccer player, belonging to the Viajes Interrías FF team, who played a friendly match against Deportivo de la Coruña, in Spanish football
(You may be interested: Urgent! Maradona’s doctor is charged with manslaughter).
During the minute of silence, the player surprised by turning her back and sitting on the court, in an image that goes around the world.
According to the reactions that have been known in the international press, The player argued that she did not intend to pay tribute to a footballer whom she classified as “abuser.
(If you read us from the app see the moment when the player protested here).
“My colleagues looked at me and laughed, because they knew I would not keep it (the minute of silence)”, said. “A few days ago, on the Day for the Elimination of Gender Violence these gestures were not made and if the victims did not observe a minute of silence, I am not willing to do it for an abuser,” he added.
(Also read: Maradona’s doctor defends himself: ‘There was no mistake’).
“The fact of sitting down was vindictive. If I did not get to jump onto the field, it would only have been noticed that one player was missing,” the player explained to ‘Diario de Pontevedra’.
Dapena said that she had prepared her gesture since she learned that it was a request from the Spanish Football Federation.
Finally, the player made other criticisms of the former player. “To be a player you have to be first a person and have values beyond abilities like those he had, which we know were spectacular soccer qualities and talents”, said the player, who had a worldwide impact for her gesture.
Her team lost the match 10-0, which generated some mockery on social media, although her position was also praised by feminist organizations.
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