Getafe have removed the name of Alfonso Perez from their stadium over sexist comments made by the former Real Madrid and Barcelona player about women’s football.
The ground, owned by the city council but leased to the club, has been known as the “Coliseum Alfonso Perez” since its construction in 1998 in honour of the Getafe-born player, but will now be known as the Coliseum.
The local government demanded the change after Perez, who never played for the club, spoke to El Mundo about comparisons between men and women’s football.
“I think that women’s and men’s football cannot be compared at all because everything depends on the income you generate and the media impact,” Perez told the newspaper.
“And there is no comparison there. You can’t complain about what women’s football currently is. They have evolved but they must have their feet on the ground and know that they cannot be compared in any sense to a male footballer.”
