translated from Spanish: Asked to declare August 21 as a day of the players: networks campaign that seeks to make visible the history of women in sport

still remain many issues that remain invisible in the long struggle of women. Above all in the sport, even in the most popular sport in our country. The selection of Argentina’s women soccer has always sat on the sidelines: from its first World Cup participation in 1971 and even up until today lack the necessary support to compete in official competitions. Therefore, this Tuesday, August 21, a project in the Buenos Aires legislature sought to commemorate and make visible a history little known, but worthy of being counted.

The legislator for new meeting, Andrea Conde, filed a motion that August 21 will take place the day of the football players and visualize the history of women in football. The initiative also chose via social networks with the hashtag #21DeAgosto. Why was this date chosen?

In 1971 the argentina women’s soccer team won 4-1 to England in the World Cup. Thousands of women playing football today. They already have a day of the footballer. We do not. Q the #21DeAgosto is the day of the football players. What it does not mention is not. pic.twitter.com/kUB8ag0fxH – Andrea Conde (@andiconde) August 21, 2018Dicho day of 1971, a group of women traveled to Mexico to compete in the women’s world. They had to design their own t-shirts and to hand sew the numbers, had to sell on the street to get tickets. Without a coaching staff were at the mercy of comply with a simple goal: participate and make history. They achieved more than that. On August 21 of that year, the pioneers defeated England 4-1 with four goals from Elba jungle. Heroines.

“In 1971, the argentina women’s soccer team won 4-1 to England in the World Cup. Thousands of women playing football today. They already have a day of the footballer. We do not. Who the #21DeAgosto is the day of the football players. That not appointing is not”, published the legislator Conde on his Twitter account on this day.

“Cricket made the impossible goal to the English and that day was in the history. Elba jungle made it 4 to the same rival in the world of women in 1971, but that story was unclear and we want the #21deAgosto is the day of the football players. We want our day! “, wrote the journalist Ayelén Pujol.

47 years ago, @argentina female selection defeated 4-1 to England at the Azteca. They had gone to the World Cup to lung, selling on the street, sewing your own numbers. For them and all the football, we want that the #21deagosto is declared day of the players ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/VtrGBpFtqe – Angela Lerena (@Angelalerena) August 21, 2018monica Santino, technical director of “La Nuestra”, was also added to the asked. “In Argentina 1 million women play soccer. It is not a fashion: in 1971, our first female football team competed in the Mexico World Cup. The #21deagosto won you with 4 goals to the English in the Estadio Azteca. I vote for leave of invisibilization of women in soccer. #21deagosto day of the footballers! “, said.” 1 million women playing football in argentina. It is not a fashion: in 1971, our first female football team competed in the Mexico World Cup. The #21deagosto won you with 4 goals to the English at Estadio Azteca – Monica Santino (@MonicaSantino) August 21, 2018 “47 years ago, the female selection Argentina won 4-1 to England at the Azteca. They had gone to the World Cup to lung, selling on the street, sewing your own numbers. “For them and all the football, we want that the #21deagosto is declared day of the footballers”, journalist joined Angela Lerena.Hace 47 years, @argentina female selection defeated 4-1 to England at the Azteca. They had gone to the World Cup to lung, selling on the street, sewing your own numbers. For them and all the football, we want that the #21deagosto is declared day of the players ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/VtrGBpFtqe— Angela Lerena (@Angelalerena) August 21, 2018 football feme child August 21 of the players day

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