Referee pay strike in Spain halts start of professional women’s league
Sport | The Guardian
- Football referees want payment akin to La Liga officials
- League notified of strike but will ‘not accept blackmail’
The opening round of Spain’s new professional women’s football league was called off on Saturday after female referees called a strike, demanding professional status and payment in line with the men’s La Liga.
Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid were among the teams set to feature on Saturday in the first season of a fully professional women’s league in Spain after its players had campaigned for years for better working conditions and pay.
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