Mariana Cabral blocked from signing by Spanish giants | OneFootball

, former Sporting coach, already seemed to have everything lined up to take charge of Atlético de Madrid’s women’s team, however the appointment ultimately did not go through due to the requirements imposed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

According to AS, the Portuguese coach - strongly linked with the Madrid club - was the board’s first choice to fill the vacancy left by José Herrera’s departure from the technical command. It appears that the agreement between the two parties was practically finalized.

However, the Royal Spanish Football Federation requires first-division women’s coaches to have already completed the UEFA Pro licence, unlike in most other European countries, where it is only necessary for that process to have begun.

As a head coach, her career gained momentum in 2022, when she took charge of Sporting, where she won a Portuguese Cup and two Super Cups. She later moved to the United States, where she joined the coaching staffs of Utah Royals and, more recently, Chicago Red Stars.

In this way, the coach was preparing to join a very ambitious project for her career. However, the RFEF’s requirement regarding the UEFA Pro licence ended up preventing the move to Atlético de Madrid from materializing, even though it had, until then, seemed virtually confirmed.

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