Arsenal ahead Vivianne Miedema has criticised the Ballon dâOr and claims they donât deal with girlsâs footballers pretty.
- Miedema criticises Ballon dâOr awards
- âDid not really feel appreciatedâ at ceremony
- Requires higher equality
WHAT HAPPENED? The Dutch ahead attended this 12 monthsâs ceremony with companion and Ballon dâOr Feminin runner-up Beth Mead, however has since criticised the establishment and the ceremony for its therapy of girlsâs footballers. Seven awards have been introduced throughout the male recreation on the night time in October 2022, however just one award exists throughout the girlsâs recreation. Miedema voiced her ideas on the ceremony.
WHAT SHE SAID: Talking on the BBCâs Behind the Objectives podcast, she defined: âI did not really feel appreciated as a girl footballer there.
âIn the event that they need to have girls concerned, they must do it differently,â Miedema added: âThat they had 5 or 6 totally different awards for the boysâs recreation whereas the ladies solely have one. In the event that they need to make it equal, theyâve to offer the identical awards to malesâs and ladiesâs soccer.â
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Ballon dâOr Feminin award was solely launched within the 2018 iteration of the ceremony in honour of the very best feminine participant of the 12 months, with Norwegian Ada Hegerberg profitable the inaugural prize. Barcelonaâs Alexia Putellas noticed off Arsenalâs Mead to clinch back-to-back Ballons dâOr in 2022, the place the runner-up was additionally egregiously described as Miedemaâs âvisitorâ in an image caption on the night time.
Miedema commented on the impression of the error: âWaking up the following morning and that image pops up, that states the problem we had the night time earlier than.
âWe have the quantity two from that 12 months, who ought to arguably have been primary, turning as much as the occasion as âmy visitorâ. That might clearly by no means occur if Messi and Neymar had been strolling subsequent to one another.â
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WHAT NEXT FOR MIEDEMA? Having simply returned from a relaxation break, Miedema is again to her scintillating greatest for Arsenal of their home and European push for silverware.