Ramón Díaz was back in everyone’s headlines, but not because of a victory.
The Argentine coach, who had stints at River Plate and América, was managing Inter de Porto Alegre in Brazil when he let slip a phrase that set social media ablaze: “Football is for men, not girls”. The press conference became the center of the controversy, and criticism was soon pouring in from every corner of the continent.
What is striking is that it was not an isolated slip-up. Back in 2024, while managing Vasco da Gama, he had said that VAR should not be headed by a woman because “football is so dynamic”. Two phrases, the same pattern, and a question that is now circulating among fans and journalists.