Marta Cox raises her voice and demands more than an apology

The excuses he offers the president of the Panamanian Football Federation (Fepaput), Manuel Arias, according to midfielder Marta Cox They did not appease the spirits of the Panamanian World Cup player who is asking the sports authorities for greater and better engagement to improve the conditions of Panamanian soccer players.

“My intention was to objectively and honestly express the reality that exists in the Panamanian football system, because although there are levels of progress, there are issues that need to be improved,” Cox clarified his statements after the failed participation in the Golden cup.

The Panamanian athlete He added that he is not asking for resignations, nor to harm anyone else, but rather a call to all authorities who have responsibility in this sport to help football players continue to grow so that new generations can find a better future.

Cox stands by that Playing outside the country does not make her unaware of what is happening on a daily basis.

“Let it be clear that footballers working abroad are raising our voices to create more strength with those working in Panama, who may not be heard. Represent for Panamanian football and my country has always been a source of pride and it is everyone’s responsibility to work for it,” He said.

Cox’s statement responds to the controversy that arose after the Gold Cup results and what he expressed the president of the Panamanian Football Federation (Fepaput), Manuel Arias, after Cox’s statements.

“Marta Cox is not in shape, she was fat. She couldn’t move on the field. That’s the reality,” were words that left President Fepafuto in a very bad light.

On that note, Cox considers that there were words used to describe her that must have hurt her and were unexpected.

In this connection and as a sign of protest against the manager’s way of expressing football players, Cox issued a big warning.

“I use this space to point out that if these situations become a constant, I will not return to defend the colors of the Panama national team,” he condemned.

At that time heto Association of Professional Football Players of Panama (AFUTPA) condemned the statements of the president of the Panamanian Football Association (Fepaput) Manuel Arias, in which he refers to the performance of the players Women’s national football team of Panama and particularly lashed out at midfielder Martha Cox.

Recently, Afutpa condemned ithe uncertain situation on the soccer fields in Panama, which endangers the health of the soccer players.

Afutpa reported two cases of players with serious injuries. A knee injury in the first match of the Prom League at the Agustín Muquita Sánchez Stadium, added to the cruciate ligament of Luis Ernesto Cascarita Tapia in the national team.

In the 2023 season of the Panamanian football league, Afutpa recorded 129 serious injuries. “If we take as a reference that there are slightly less than 300 players registered in the LPF, it is safe to say that, statistically, close to 50% of the players have suffered some kind of injury”he detailed the AFUTPA investigation.