Fútnotes, Volume 24

The ongoing saga of the person who cyberstalked Scarlett Camberos and other members of Club América Femenil took a dramatic turn this week. First, Club América put out a statement identifying the person complete with photos after repeated requests to the authorities went unheeded. The Fiscalía General de Justicia (FGJ, or Attorney General) in Mexico City responded that they were waiting to file charges, but then it was reported by Récord that the FGJ had already filed charges on June 30 after four América players had filed reports with the office.

Renata Masciarelli then took to TikTok to detail how she got the person’s location and incriminating evidence.

El Universal did a good write-up about it, but in summary the stalker messaged Masciarelli last year and talked about Camberos (who she does not name in the video). Masciarelli had a raffle and noticed a ton of tickets were bought by a person, and she mistakenly shared her phone number with the stalker, who began messaging her, claiming to be a different person. Masciarelli realized she had his phone number and asked the stalker where to send his raffle winnings, when he sent her Camberos’ address along with photos of him inside the apartment. This was proof that he violated a restraining order, which she sent to the FGJ.

Récord then reported yesterday that an arrest warrant was filed for the stalker who will be sent to a prison in Nuevo León to await trial when apprehended.

There’s a lot to unpack there, and while I am very cognizant that I am an American a.) pointing out flaws in another country’s legal processes (especially one where the US has historically done a lot of meddling) and b.) the overly militarized police feeding the carceral state in the United States, I can’t help but hope that México toughens its laws on cyberstalking, cyberharassment, and gendered violence. The initial incident with Camberos was in February, and the accused was only able to be held for 36 hours at that time. It’s far too little, especially considering most people who face these sorts of things don’t have the backing of an institution like Club América to help bring attention to their case.

Hopefully all of the players will be able to sleep a little better knowing this person won’t be able to harass them, although the damage is likely done.

México

México won the Central American and Caribbean Games gold medal, beating Venezuela 2-1 in extra time thanks to a Natalia Mauleon goal in the 117th minute. (MARCA)

Tigres took a 2-0 lead in the first leg of the Campeón de Campeonas against América on a Mia Fishel brace. The second leg is tonight on TUDN in the US and México. (TUDN)

México WNT left back Jimena López has re-signed with OL Reign in NWSL and will be loaned out to Valencia. (OL Reign)

FC Juárez beat Chicago’s Midwest Panthers 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. (FC Juárez)

Atlas and Pumas played to a 2-2 draw in a friendly. (Atlas)

Necaxa beat San Luis 2-1 in a friendly. (Atlético de San Luis)

Lupita Worbis joined Necaxa’s U19 Femenil technical staff. Worbis is second all-time for México with 115 caps, one behind Maribel Domínguez. (Necaxa)

Mazatlán beat Santos 1-0 in a pre-season friendly on a Gabi Juárez goal. (Santos Laguna’s Twitter)

Santos also lost 2-0 to Monterrey in Torreón. (Santos Laguna)

Chivas beat Santos 5-1 later in the week in a 90 game with four quarters. (Chivas)

Pumas and Atlas played a closed-doors scrimmage. (Pumas)

Pachuca and León played in the first edition of “The Match”, which saw a co-ed game between the sides. Pachuca won 3-2 on goals from Viri Salazar, Nina Nicosia, and Jesús "Primo” Hernández while Omar Fernández and Víctor Dávila scored for León. (Pachuca)

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Rest of the World

Hedvig Lindahl has left Djurgarden after fan harassment. (BBC)

Derby County integrates their women’s team into the main club, with the women’s first team becoming contracted employees of the club. (Derby County FC)

Alicia Rodriguez did a great profile on Kerolin.

Dr. Brenda Elsey was a guest columnist for Lindsay Gibbs’ Power Plays and wrote a damning article about the Colombian Federation’s neglect and abuse of it’s women’s program and players.

Theo Lloyd-Hughes did a great write-up about Zambia’s 3-2 win over Germany.

(It’s almost as if there are a ton of talented writers you should subscribe to on Substack.)

From last week, but it’s such a good article I’m including it anyway. Jason Anderson does a great write-up about why Pride celebrations are so important, using the Washington Spirit’s shift from refusing to acknowledge Pride to embracing it whole-heartedly to show how it resonates with fans. Brilliant stuff. (Pro Soccer Wire)

Don’t ever let them tell you no one pays attention to women’s soccer.

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