'There was a mound of emotions that were making me psychologically unwell. I realized that when I play soccer this mound disappeared.”
and life, and smiles. “When I started I was so bad. I'd kick the ball at the goal and it would go anywhere.”
The federation's decision on Gómez could come in days, and in the run-up her cellphone pings constantly with messages from people reaching out to her. While many support her bid to play professional soccer, others contend it is unfair to the non-transgender women in the league. The coach said she caught his eye with her speed and her scoring in two straight tournaments. But, he said,"If we talk of strength, I have at least five or six girls who are stronger than her. On that side I don't see that there is an advantage.”
Though her mother accepted her, Gómez said she was tormented by discrimination after assuming the gender she identifies with and was on the brink of taking her own life. Then, she found soccer. She started playing in a vacant lot in front of her house next to her neighbors. “Now I had the identity that I saw myself as having. This gave me the confidence to be who I am,” said Gómez, who has a soccer ball tattooed on her leg and keeps her long hair tied back when she plays.
Argentina's soccer federation has no regulations about transgender athletes, so doubt remains about what it will say amid the debate over whether transgender women should play in professional women's leagues.“On the field, you can have speed and strength, but that doesn't help you if you don't know how to play football,” Gómez said. ”I always hold up the example of Messi ... He measures 1.6 meters and is the best player in the world.
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