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Editorial: El País

  • 106 professional footballers from 24 countries urge the FIFA president to end sponsorship of the Saudi oil company Aramco.
  • The signatories insist that Saudi Arabia uses sporting sponsorships to deflect attention from its poor human rights record.
  • Its significant that all signatories are women, with women's football leading in critiquing Saudi Arabia's stance on women and LGTBI rights.
  • FIFA, as a private and public institution, has the responsibility to consider who it associates with, especially in light of the sports educative and social reach.
  • Female soccer players demonstrate a high awareness of social problems and power abuses, often at the expense of their own progression.

Conclusion: The commitment demonstrated by women footballers in the face of these injustices deserves recognition and support, with response required from the whole sports community and society at large.