Our thanks to Sean for this. The start of the article:
Elena Pavel, who plays for Sporting Huelva, claimed that referee Santiago Quijada Alcon, who officiated her side’s 3-2 defeat to Santa Teresa on Sunday, propositioned her by asking: “Hey brown-hair, let’s get coffee this afternoon.” [This must be the ‘rape culture’ I’ve been hearing about. To be fair, she does have brown hair.]
According to a report by The Local, the 31-year-old replied, “Better stick to blowing your whistle” and later told news agency Efe that she believed Alcon was attempting to provoke her.
“I’ve stopped believing in football, in fair play,” she said.
“I feel helpless, humiliated. In the many years I’ve been playing football I’ve never felt so ashamed.” [Quick, someone, fetch the fainting couch!]
Pavel also criticised Alcon’s general performance, after he sent off two Huelva players and rejected vociferous claims for a penalty.
So the referee sent off two players from her side, and rejected vociferous claims [are they more likely to be valid than non-vociferous claims?] for a penalty… certain indicators of bias and/or incompetence, surely?
A female footballer in Spain
with a brown following mane,
told the ref to go blow
with a coffee invite no
his very own ball and chain.
PPS.
Go on have a go – a free J4MB wristband for the winner?!
P.S.
“A female footballer in Spain” really ought to the first line of a limerick don’t you think?
Now let’s see, what rhymes with ‘Spain’ , ermm – anyone care to complete it?
Some might have been flattered I dare say, complaining that no one ever asked them out – you can’t win,
but then that’s the idea of course.
However, if that’s the way she want’s to play it, and if he’d had his wits about him, he could have replied ” Why don’t you come and blow my whistle for me… ”
An opportunity missed there I feel.