Florencia Bonsegundo announced her retirement from the Argentine women’s team: “I left my knee on the court”

After confirming the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of her left knee in the match against Sweden, which determined the elimination of the Argentine women’s team from the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Argentine midfielder Florencia Bonsegundo announced today that she is retiring from the national team after almost 10 years. In addition, the Madrid C.F.F. player dedicated a few words to her teammate Estefanía Banini, who will also stop wearing the colors of the national team. The last one was gone, almost 14 years have passed since my debut and I can not be more proud of having worn the blue and white for so long. Today we show again that we are still behind powers, that there is still a lot of work to be done. Personal work of each player, managerial work, social work, work in clubs and federation, GROUP work, “said the Madrid CFF player in a post that she uploaded to her Instagram account.And added: “Positive, our proposal in each game regardless of the rival knowing the differences we have, visibility and girls wanting to kick a ball. We are not going to lie to ourselves, women’s football has grown, but the rest grew twice as much and we are still behind. We continue to regret something that at this rate will continue to be difficult to achieve for real.” The Cordoban, who started all three matches of the Albiceleste in the current World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, emphasized: “We have left the bar high! High to fight against everyone, high to ask for respect and equality, high to ask for help and be ignored. Hopefully future generations will grow up thinking about just playing football.” Argentina I carry you in my heart. It was always love. And I know that I always left every last drop for you, today I left my knee on the court, “said Bonsegundo.Bonsegundo dedicated a few words to Estefanía Banini
Bonsegundo dedicated some emotional words to Estefanía Banini, one of the referents of Argentine football who also retired after the World Cup. “Separate lines and total admiration for my partner Estefi. You leave, but you leave an immense legacy for everything you have earned and EVERYTHING you did for women’s football,” she said. He added: “I told you, you are the most influential and important player who had and will have this discipline. You raised our flag to the highest level. That of fair and frontal words. They took away years of football but you won much more. I am happy to have been by your side in moments where no one extended their hand to us. Thank you for giving us your magic.”

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