New coach Montse Tomé called several players who had indicated that they did not want to be selected as long as there were no changes within the federation.
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Towards the end of the conflict? The majority of Spanish internationals, on strike since the Luis Rubiales affair, agreed, Wednesday September 20, to rejoin the selection to face Sweden in the League of Nations, following an agreement with the Federation and the government. “We have reached a series of agreements which will be drawn up and signed tomorrow by the Federation and the Superior Sports Council”Secretary of State for Sports Victor Francos told the press on Wednesday, after negotiations that lasted until the early hours of the morning.
“Of the 23 players called up, two requested the possibility of leaving the training camp for reasons (…) of personal discomfort”, added Victor Francos. The government representative did not reveal the names of the two players concerned, but stressed that they would not be subject to sanctions, contrary to what had been previously announced.
Changes to come
“The players told us of their concern about the need to make profound changes within the RFEF and the Federation promised that these changes would take place immediately”, explained the Secretary of State. He also said that the agreement plans to develop the Spanish law on “gender policies, progress in terms of equal pay, in structures for sport and specifically for women’s football”.
The new coach of Spain, Montse Tomé, created a surprise on Monday by summoning for the matches against Sweden and Switzerland around fifteen world champions and other players who had asked not to be selected until that there are profound changes within the Football Federation.