Fenix FC (Catalonia)

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Fenix FC is a Spanish Regional League fifth-tier football team consisting entirely of trans men. [1] The team was founded by Hugo Martinez (es) after being forced out of the women's league once he began hormone therapy [2] and played friendly matches against other regional teams during the 2024 pre-season. [3] The team played their first official match against Palleja CF B on September 21, 2024 and lost 19-0. [1] [4] The players are working on getting back in shape after having to leave the teams they played in before their transition. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Horaci Garcia (2024-10-05). "Spain's first transgender soccer team makes debut in regional men's league". Reuters.
  2. ↑ "Fenix FC Makes History as Europe's First All-Trans Soccer Team". TransVitae. 2024-10-05. Archived from the original on 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  3. ↑ "L'FC Fènix fa historia al futbol català i serà el primer equip format per futbolistes trans". FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE FUTBOL. 2024-05-27.
  4. ↑ Michele Theil (2024-10-06). "First all-transgender football team debuts in Spain". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ↑ Claudia Paparelli (2024-07-05). "Cuatro victorias contra la discriminación en el deporte". National Geographic.
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