Spanish FA Launches Fertility Support Programme for Female Players and Referees
The federation will cover egg-freezing costs for eligible internationals as part of a deal running until 2029, officials said.
- On Tuesday, The Royal Spanish Football Federation announced an agreement with the Tambre clinic to fully fund fertility treatments, including IVF and egg freezing, for international players called up at least twice.
- Players Olga Carmona and Patri Guijarro welcomed the deal as a vital tool for work-life balance, with Guijarro stating it helps them avoid choosing between careers and motherhood.
- Reyes Bellver Alonso, director of women's football at the RFEF, confirmed the partnership will remain in place until 2029, noting that the initiative aims to offer options rather than discourage pregnancy.
- The measure drew criticism from Olympic bronze medallist Ana Peleteiro, who described it as "deeply sexist" on social media, while the CCOO trade union advocated for stronger workplace pregnancy protections.
- While Chelsea and Racing Louisville have also introduced fertility support, FIFPRO legal director Alexandra Bruinewoud stressed that egg freezing is not guaranteed to succeed and players need full education about options.
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"It is an innovative agreement in the federative field worldwide," said the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rafael Louzan, on Tuesday when announcing this initiative. The agreement with the assisted reproduction clinic Tambre includes from providing information on assisted reproduction to different treatments such as the freezing of eggs or in vitro fertilization. For the Federation it is a question of giving one more tool t…
Spain's FA backs fertility treatment for players and referees
Elite players in Spain’s women’s national team and staff to be given access to fertility treatments to ease up pressure and better plan if or when to become mothers. The decision comes as Europe grapples with falling fertility rates.
The Spanish Football Federation is paying for national team players to freeze their eggs so that their careers are not affected by having children. "It is an alternative to facing motherhood for those players and referees who wish it," writes the RFEF.
Spain's national football team will have greater access to assisted reproduction techniques, including egg freezing, following a new agreement by the Spanish Football Federation. The agreement, which will be in force until 2029, has been signed with the specialized clinic "Tambre" and aims to provide players with more complete information and access to various assisted reproduction treatments. As part of the agreement, the footballers will be ab…
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