Mapi León incident shows women’s football needs to protect its players | Suzanne Wrack
The fallout from Spain’s Liga F game at the weekend led to Daniela Caracas suffering horrendous online abuse
On Monday footage began to circulate on social media that appeared to show the Barcelona defender Mapi León inappropriately touching the crotch of the Espanyol defender Daniela Caracas during Sunday’s Liga F match. León then appears to say something to her opponent. It then spiralled out of control.
León was condemned for her perceived actions by some and a torrent of horrific online abuse was aimed at Caracas followed by others. Espanyol released a statement shortly after the footage began to circulate and gain traction expressing their “complete discontent and condemnation” of what they described as an “unacceptable” incident. The club said the incident should “not be overlooked” and that they would make their legal services available to the Colombia international should she wish to take legal action.
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