When Kosovar Aslani came to Paris Saint-Germain, she was asked to shoot with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
After that, Ibra was sent back to the luxurious center of Paris – while Cousteau was sent to a residential hotel in the slums.
It was a reality check and a reminder that a coin has two sides. One side is shiny, and the other is completely dirty, Femina tells.
The economic conditions and differences between male and female soccer players have always been a hot topic of controversy.
A lot has happened in recent years, but a lot can still happen.
In an extended interview with Femina magazine, the big star of the women’s team remembers Indigenous Kosovar Back in his time at Paris Saint-Germain and highlights of an event with Zlatan Ibrahimovic In the leadership role he clearly highlighted the huge differences.
Drive to the slums
Kosei was new to PSG and the club wanted to take a picture of the two attacking stars in blue and yellow.
Upon completion of filming, they returned to widely divergent realities.
Everyone thinks it’s fun to be a professional, but it’s interesting to know what a female athlete looks like. When I signed at PSG, the media was big because I was the first Swedish player at the club. Zlatan was there at the same time and they wanted to confirm that we were Swedish strikers at PSG. We were photographed together and there was a lot of noise. One hour. Aslani says the next time I went to a hotel apartment in the poor neighborhoods of Paris.
“dirty side”
The Paris Saint-Germain women’s team was founded in 1971, a year after the men’s team.
But even in 2012 – when the incident Aslani was talking about happened – the differences were staggering.
– I didn’t get information about where to buy food or how to get to the gym. It was a reality check and a reminder that a coin has two sides. On one side it is glossy, the other is completely dirty. Aslani says this part of women’s soccer is still scalable, you could tell.
Somehow, I’m tired of talking about problems, in a way that you don’t.
We are somewhat like politicians who are expected to be aware of all the major issues related to gender equality, human rights, and everything that is not related to football. We never sit in an interview and just talk about tactics like the male players do. But we also want to move the world forward and are happy to stand up for gender equality and human rights. This is very important to me.
