8M: Lewandowski’s reaction to reading hateful comments received from Barsa players

under the International Women’s Dayunder the motto “Equality is in our colors”and in order to raise awareness of gender equality, Robert Lewandowski joined Mapi LeónBarcelona women’s soccer player, to make a video and denounce the constant hate messages addressed to women.

‘We don’t give a damn about them’, ‘No one wants to watch their matches’, ‘Stop writing about this stupid team’, ‘Women’s Ballon d’Or doesn’t count’, ‘Women’s soccer isn’t real soccer, at anyone it matters “these are some of the aggressive comments people make to him through the blaugrana club’s female instagram account.

“All these comments are very difficult, not only to read, but also to listen to. I can only imagine what it means for women. But it is clear that it must be very tough,” reflected the Polish footballer.

Gender inequality is an issue that Lewandowski is very aware of, who is a husband and father of two girls. Taking his wife, Robert, as an example, says he is proud that he knows the kind of person he is and admires that he always has the strength for everything.

Regarding the daughters, the forward explains the following: “As a father of two girls, I know it is very difficult for me to understand many things because I know that, not just now, but in the future, it’s going to be very difficult for them, and I try to support them and tell them that it doesn’t matter what anyone tells them.

“It seems that to be a woman you have to prove a lot more to be taken seriously”, said Mapi León, who recounts what she herself experienced at school when she was a girl. Her dream has always been to become a soccer player, but because she was a woman, nobody believed her.