Marta Cox has threatened to not play for Panama once more after the president of Panama’s soccer federation (FEPAFUT) referred to as her ”fats” and ”out of practice”.
Manuel Arias made the feedback after Cox complained in regards to the services in Panama following the workforce’s group exit on the Concacaf W Gold Cup final month.
Gamers union Fifpro referred to as the president’s feedback ”unacceptable”.
”If the sort of state of affairs turns into a continuing, I cannot return for the nationwide workforce,” mentioned midfielder Cox.
”There have been phrases used to explain me that definitely damage me and had been surprising.”
The 26-year-old, who performs for Tijuana in Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil, scored Panama’s first Girls’s World Cup aim final summer season – a 35-yard free-kick throughout their 6-3 defeat by France.
Panama had been nonetheless eradicated after failing to earn some extent throughout their three group video games, simply as they had been within the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup, which concludes on Sunday with hosts the USA dealing with Brazil within the ultimate.
Cox’s feedback angered FEPAFUT president Arias, who mentioned: ”Marta Cox stopped to speak about our league. She’s out of practice, she’s fats, she could not transfer on the pitch.
”It’s extremely simple to speak, however she does not know something in regards to the Panama league for years. She does not know what is going on on right here.”
’There may be nonetheless much more work to do’
Panama made their first Girls’s World Cup look final yr, conceding 11 targets and scoring three, and within the Gold Cup they conceded 13 whereas scoring only one.
In an announcement by Panama’s Affiliation of Skilled Footballers, Cox mentioned: ”After the World Cup, I anticipated a lot extra. That need to see regular progress led me to talk out after an unlucky efficiency within the Gold Cup.
”We’re the primary to recognise that we had been lower than the usual of the match, however that very same introspection should transcend simply the gamers.”
FEPAFUT has posted an apology for Arias’ feedback, saying that ”he himself has pledged that it’ll not be repeated”.
The federation added: ”On Worldwide Girls’s Day… we remorse the unlucky time period utilized by our president.
”Within the federation we’re dedicated to proceed working for girls’s soccer, as we have now been doing for the final 5 years by sports activities and coaching programmes targeted on ladies.
”That mentioned, we all know that there’s nonetheless much more work to do.”