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Normalising and popularising women’s football happens in packed stadiums and on the pitch, but some of the most significant steps are taken far from the spotlight, in government offices and meeting rooms. Growing the game is not only about what happens during 90 minutes, but also about finding new ways to bring it closer to audiences who have yet to discover the quality, emotion and identity of the women’s game. That is the thinking behind the Spanish government’s decision to include Liga F matches in La Quiniela, the country’s iconic football betting pool, in a move seen as both symbolic and structural for the future of women’s football.

The only two female Liga F coaches Irene Ferreras and Sara Monforte speak candidly about the realities of building a career in women’s football. From the lack of opportunities at top clubs to the different standards applied to female coaches, they reflect on leadership, failure, and the structural barriers that still shape the game. In this conversation, they also explore the possibility of women coaching in men’s football, the challenges of working with limited resources, and why greater representation in technical staffs could transform the sport.

Women’s football in Spain has grown rapidly in recent years, but the touchline still tells a different story. In Liga F, only two teams are currently led by female head coaches: Sara Monforte at RCD Espanyol and Irene Ferreras at Granada CF.

Mariano Otero, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Fever, explains in an exclusive interview with The Rise of Women’s Football why the tech company has decided to take a decisive step into the women’s game through its sponsorship of Badalona Women — and how it aims to help fill stadiums in a league that has world‑champion winners but is still working to consolidate its fanbase.

The idea of staging domestic competitions abroad is no longer radical in the men’s game, but in women’s football it remains a more nuanced debate. This season, the Spanish Women’s Supercopa came close to becoming part of that international shift.