Winger Sarah Brasero, now playing at Estoril Praia in the top Portuguese league, Liga BPI Femenina, is one of England’s most promising prospects in women’s football. The former Ipswich star has conceded Flashscore an exclusive interview where she discusses her Spanish roots and her career goals, among many other topics. Now focused on Estoril and playing for England, she doesn’t hesitate when speaking about her dreams: “Obviously, I want to play for the biggest club in the world, Barcelona.”
Brasero, whose father is from Madrid and played in Real Madrid’s youth system, elaborates on that; “I grew up supporting them. So for me, it would be my biggest dream. It’s a bit strange, though, because my father is from Madrid and so is my grandfather, but they both support Barcelona. It doesn’t make sense (laughs). But I always supported Barcelona when I was growing up”, before talking more generally, “Besides, for me, the dream is obviously to play football as high as I can and then also to play at international level.”
Her Barcelona dreams still seem a bit far away, but she’s performing at a great level in Estoril, having scored four goals in 10 league games, and wants to keep causing an impact “I want people to know what an impact I’ve had at Estoril, how I’ve helped the club achieve its goals and how I’m a young and exciting player, because that’s how I like to be known, as an exciting player. And then, of course, let people talk about my talent.”
Sarah Brasero also talks about the importance of believing in the women’s game and of investing in it “I think you can see, especially in England at the moment, how money makes a big difference. If you don’t invest money, the clubs that have more money are going to prosper and be better.” In terms of organization of the leagues, Brasero talks about the ideal scenario to grow “I think the important thing is to have a league where all the players are treated equally, where they all get paid the same, have a professional contract.” Also, promotion is important, as the winger explains, “I think money and social media are the biggest things for women’s football to be promoted and to grow.”
