While other European women’s football fans wait anxiously for the end of June to know…
Alexia Putellas
“Those who don’t follow women’s football might think it’s a clásico; those that do, know it’s not.” is how eternal Barça Femení captain Vicky Losada described the so-called rivalry between her team and Real Madrid Femenino in 2021.
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“After nine years defending the goal of the best team in the world, the time has come to end this stage.”
We’ve made it to a new year. New goals, new challenges, new competition, new trophies. And for Barcelona Femeni, this superstar team is no stranger to Copa de la Reina, “the Queen’s Cup”. Held annually and hosted by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Copa de la Reina is a playoff style elimination competition between clubs in Spain from different divisions of leagues.
Football is a game of numbers. Players wearing numbers, number of goals scored (or not scored), number of goals conceded (or not conceded), number of players on the pitch, number of defenders in a formation, to name a few. And no Pythagorean theorem, rather components of statistics and data. If we were to get into detail of people’s jobs in the football industry using numbers that would not limit but include scouts and analysts, coaching staff and management, physiotherapists and dietitians. In the case of FC Barcelona Femeni, who have rushed like a bull in a china shop this season with five victories in five matches played, numbers are meant to be built up and then break down records.
Barça Femení’s transfer window is officially closed with five departues and two signings. Here is a preview of the 2023/24 season.
