The Spanish world champion footballers and other players have decided not to attend the next national team call-up, considering the changes in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following the so-called “Rubiales case” insufficient.
According to sources from the RFEF and close to the players, cited today by the Spanish media, 41 footballers, including the 23 who won the title of world champions in this year’s World Cup, informed the federation that they maintain their refusal to return to the competition. the National team.
The footballers’ decision is known hours before the new Spain coach, Montse Tomé, announces the names of those called up for the Nations League matches, against Sweden and Switzerland, on September 22 and 26, respectively.
Spain won the soccer World Cup, which was held this year in New Zealand and Australia and whose final was marked by the kiss on the mouth that the then president of the RFEF, Luis Rubiales, gave to the player Jenni Hermoso, during the victory celebrations. at Sydney Stadium.
Jeni Hermoso said that the kiss was not consensual, contrary to what Rubiales claims.
Rubiales’ behavior earned him the opening of a disciplinary file by the Sports Administrative Court of Spain and FIFA, which suspended him from his position for 90 days.
The player, in turn, filed a complaint in court for sexual assault by Rubiales, who initially refused to resign, but ended up resigning from his position.
Rubiales appears today before a judge in Madrid.
In the days after the World Cup final, more than 80 Spanish soccer players issued a statement of solidarity with Jenni Hermoso and announced that they would refuse to play for the Spanish team if there were no changes in the federation.
In addition to Rubiales’ departure, the federation fired the women’s team coach, Jorge Vilda, and replaced him with Montsé Tomé, who was the coach’s ‘number two’.
According to the news released today, 41 footballers consider the changes insufficient and maintain their refusal to join the Spanish team.
Source: TSF
