BY DAVID BRUNAT
Spain’s acting prime minister greeted the country’s Women’s World Cup champions at the presidential palace on Tuesday.
“You have achieved something very important. The girls who watch you see soccer as a place where they can develop athletically and personally,” Pedro Sánchez said while posing for a group photo with the soccer team.
“The 21st century will be the century of women on all fronts, and the century of effective equality between men and women,” he added.
Sánchez said the team members will be awarded Spain’s golden medal of sports achievement in honor of their victory.
Players and staff landed late Monday in Madrid after a flight from Sydney, Australia, where Spain beat England 1-0 in Sunday’s final. They were greeted by thousands in the Spanish capital in a celebration that lasted until past midnight.
Gender equality and women’s rights have been cornerstones of Sánchez’s leftist government.
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