Barcelona Femeni beat Levante Las Planas 9-1 on Saturday, with Ballon d’Or winner and FIFA Best player of the year Aitana Bonmati at the heart of matters as usual. She scored their third just before the 30-minute mark, as they rolled to their 13th straight league victory of the season.
After the match Bonmati stayed for at least five minutes after the game attending to photos, signatures and all sorts of requests. However she offered her apologies that she could not give any of the fans the delight of her shirt. The reason being, as per Relevo, is that Femeni players only get two per season.
That is the case for all but four Liga F teams, apart from Madrid CFF, Sporting de Huelva, Levante Las Planas and Costa Adeje Tenerife, who give their players one shirt.
Aitana Bonmati lamentó no poder regalar su camiseta a la afición del Barça Femenino 🥺
Ofreció disculpas 🙏 pic.twitter.com/dcCDw77S5C
— Luis Omar Tapia (@LuisOmarTapia) December 17, 2023
For Barcelona, this contrasts greatly with the men’s team, who are given two per match. In La Liga, Real Madrid follow the same system, as do Rayo Vallecano and Alaves. The players of the last two have a 20% discount on a third, while Real Sociedad and Athletic Club players also have a club discount from the third shirt onwards. Atletico Madrid players are given four shirts per game, the most of any side in La Liga.
At Getafe, players must pay for all of the extra shirts they use, and Las Palmas are the same, although players are given 6-7 at the end of the season. Real Mallorca give their players 20 per season, but must pay for more if they want them.
Granada give their players 15-20 per season, Sevilla 20 per season, and Almeria 19. Real Betis give their players one per game, Cadiz are the same but give their players three shirts should they win – something which has only happened twice in La Liga this season. Girona players get one free per game, after which they must pay, as is the case for Villarreal. Osasuna give their players three per game, but take off the number of shirts used from their pay cheque at the end of the season.
Celta Vigo do not have an agreement with their players, but usually get one free per match, and those thereafter are paid at factory price, and Valencia get one free per call-up, plus a 20% discount after the match.