Some of Spain’s World Cup-winning players have started reporting to training camp despite not wanting to be called up for the national team while fighting for changes in the soccer federation.
One player, goalkeeper Misa Rodríguez, when asked if she was happy to be with the team in Madrid replied with a “No.”
“The government had let the federation be the ones to talk to the players, giving it room to maneuver,” Francos told Spanish television channel La Sexta. “ yesterday we looked ridiculous as a nation. It is unacceptable and this morning I spoke to some of the players. The impression I came away with was the most negative one possible. I did not hear resentment or anger, I heard sadness and exhaustion, and that is why I decided to back them.
The players had made it clear that they wouldn’t come back until their demands for significant change and new leadership in the federation were met, but Tomé on Tuesday picked 15 of the players who helped Spain win its first Women’s World Cup last month.“Protect me from what?” Hermoso said.
On Monday, the federation released a statement in which it publicly reiterated to the players its commitment to structural changes.
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