OranjeLeeuwinnen celebrated the European Championship in 2017
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The Orange team reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. In 2019, the Netherlands reached the final and two years earlier the European Championship was held in their country.
Elie Sarasola was playing in the Netherlands at the time. Looking back, the goalkeeper looks critically at the time after winning the European Championship. “There was incredible support from the fans. However, after watching last year’s European Championships in England and the impact it had on a competitive and national level, I am very disappointed,” said the Spaniard. ash.
Sarasola was disappointed with the reaction of the Netherlands after winning the European Championship. “It’s true that women’s football has changed a lot in recent years. In England it’s changing in a fantastic way, in terms of tickets, playing in big stadiums. In Holland it’s been wasted in an incredible way.”
She saw no change: “It almost got less. The national team filled the stadiums, but the league has stagnated and will continue. It pissed me off so much last summer when I saw England.”
