By eliminating the phrase for “women’s soccer” from the name of its national team, the Spanish Football Federation is hoping to show it has made a “conceptual shift” in its view of the sport. It remains to be seen if more countries will follow suit. Spain made the move towards greater equality this week as…
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Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team got back to being soccer players on Friday. A 3-2 victory over Sweden in Gothenburg secured by a penalty with virtually the last kick of the game was Spain’s first match since capturing the biggest prize in women’s soccer last month in Australia. That achievement ultimately was tarnished…