Aitana Bonmati: Liga F 'not changed' despite Spain's World Cup win

Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati says things "have not changed" for female players in Spain despite winning the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Striker Jenni Hermoso filed a legal complaint against ex-Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales following their victory over England.

As well as issues with the national team, Bonmati says the domestic league still has "a lot of problems".

"There is not anything that has changed," she told BBC Sport.

"I would like to say that everything has changed and the World Cup gave us more things - but I cannot say that. I compare [it to] when England won the Euros - everything changed.

"But we won the World Cup which I think is bigger than winning the Euros and no, it never changed, especially in the league. We are having the same problems as always. We have a lot of problems."

Speaking in an exclusive interview before Barcelona's Women's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea on Saturday, the midfielder discussed the differences between Spain's Liga F and England's Women's Super League (WSL).

It comes after several high-profile incidents within the Spanish national team, which led to players boycotting the team in 2023 amid the legal case with Rubiales and prior to the sacking of former manager Jorge Vilda.

Spain's football federation (RFEF) has still not appointed a successor to Rubiales who is set to go on trial for his alleged non-consensual kiss after the final and is facing charges of sexual assault and coercion.

Following the latest player boycott in September, the RFEF - in a sign that it accepted there were issues - committed to "immediate and profound changes" which included "improving the infrastructure of women's sport".

A number of Spanish players have moved to the WSL in