2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
Deyna Castellanos, a young Venezuelan footballer who resides in Florida, stars in something like a version of Cinderella in the world of football.
Despite being practically unknown, this Monday she walked the same red carpet in which world stars such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar paraded at the FIFA The Best Awards ceremony held in London
The 18-year-old was nominated for the award for best female soccer player along with the American Carli Lloyd, from the Houston Dash, and the Dutch Lieke Martens, from FC Barcelona, who was finally the one who took the award.
Castellanos' nomination generated some controversy because although she plays with the team from Florida State University (FSU), she is not a professional player.
The American Megan Rapinoe, world champion in 2015 and gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, considered that the nomination of a player who is still an amateur belittles the professionalism of women's football.
Speaking to the BBC, he described the nomination of the Venezuelan as "condescending" with women's football and a demonstration of the lack of interest from FIFA. " This award is of no importance when you have someone on the list of finalists that you have never heard of," he said.
Castellanos herself was surprised by her nomination, which she learned about in the university canteen. "I am extremely surprised to be nominated among these incredible players, and if you ask me if I expected this at 18, then the answer is no," she said.
Castellanos was also nominated for the Puskas award for best goal for an incredible goal that he achieved from midfield with his country's team in a game against Cameroon. This award was finished by the Frenchman Olivier Giroud.
Controversies on the sidelines, the young woman assured that her presence at a gala with the best of football was a "source of inspiration" to achieve the goals that have been set in the coming years.
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