Football: “bright” Spanish world champions, despite everything, answer the call of selection

How many Spanish players will finally gather outside Valencia on Tuesday night? After the incident with the forced kiss of the federation president Luis Rubiales with the player Jenny Hermoso in the final of the Women’s World Cup, most of the Iberian national teams announced their decision to no longer respond to Roja’s call until a large-scale purge was carried out in the governing bodies.

However, new coach Monce Thomé called up 15 players from her list of 23 to face Sweden (22 September) and Switzerland (25 September) in the Nations League. In recent hours, the players have expressed their anger in a press release at being drafted against their will, with Hermoso (who was not selected) denouncing the “intimidation” strategy, especially with the threat of fines and looming over recalcitrant…

To avoid excessive media coverage, RFEF staff decided to split the meeting into two parts. Initially, 23 players were to regroup in Madrid. But transport tickets were changed taking into account the development of the situation. The Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid players finally met at the Trip Alamada hotel in the Spanish capital, near Barajas airport, at 11:30 am. And they all reported to the establishment before heading towards the Valencian Community, where the rest of the group would join them in Oliva, an hour’s drive south of Valencia.

Players are afraid of going beyond the law or even outlawing it, so they decided to demonstrate their presence for legal reasons. “Do I have confidence that the players will come? Yes, said Monse Tome. Some are reportedly in talks with lawyers to avoid being forced to summon them. The president of the Supreme Sports Council plans to speak with selectmen this afternoon to try to calm the atmosphere.

He wasn’t going to put pressure on them to play, contrary to what he suggested on Cadena Ser this morning. “The leader supports the champions and wants to see them play and win,” government spokeswoman Isabel Rodriguez said. The government is interested in ensuring that the selection team can hold its matches and that the Federation does not leave the country without selection. We want rapid change to occur and player trust to be restored. ” To be continued…