After the storm, calm was evident: a group of 39 players maintained their withdrawal from the national team despite being called up and argued that the list did not meet the deadlines set in yet another chapter of the war.
Everything seemed to have changed in 72 hours. Starting point: a statement that confirms the resignation of 39 Spanish players among almost all the world champions, the 12 dissidents from the time even before the World Cup and six more pre-called for the competition, a list of requests that were not attended to in the terms of changes in the Royal Spanish Football Federation even after the departure of Luis Rubiales and Jorge Vilda, a conference and a call from the new coach, Montse Tomé, which ended up being postponed. Arrival point, this Monday: a list of players that named all the athletes who were technically considered the best, several world champions, no name crossed out for refusing to play for the national team. After all, it wasn’t like that. And the open war in Spanish football continues.
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“The players of the main women’s soccer team want to express, before the call and subsequent press conference of the new national coach, Montse Tomé, that what was expressed in our statement of September 15, 2023 makes it clear and without any option to our other interpretations firm desire not to be cited for justified reasons. These statements remain fully valid. During the days following this statement we want to let the citizens know that nothing different was transmitted to them or to any member of the RFEF, so we expressly ask that the information transmitted be true,” the new statement begins.
—Alexia Putellas (@alexiaputellas) September 18, 2023
“As elite professional players and based on what happened throughout the day, we will study the possible legal consequences to which the RFEF exposes us by including us on a list to which we had asked not to be summoned for reasons already explained in terms public and even in greater detail to the RFEF and thus make the best decision for our future and our health. In this sense, it is relevant here to point out that the call was not made within the expected period and in accordance with the provisions of article 3.2 of Annex I of the Regulations on the Status and Transfers of FIFA Players, so we understand that the RFEF did not is in a position to demand that we respond. We regret once again that “Our Federation puts us in a situation we don’t want to be in,” the letter also added.
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—RFEF (@rfef) September 18, 2023
Everything keeps getting WORSE about it @rfef …
— Íker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) September 18, 2023
This is crazy… How can you threaten your own player like this…????
Call them to the national team when they say they want clear changes before returning!This is soooo disrespectful…
They clearly don’t care…and they don’t allow them to make their own decision????— Ana Crnogorcevic (@AnaCrnogorcevic) September 18, 2023
It is worth remembering that, this afternoon, Montse Tomé had called several players who were part of the list of athletes who had confirmed their desire to continue without representing the team, including not only 15 of the world champions but also two of the players. . Of the group of 15 who had resigned even before the competition in Australia and New Zealand, Mapi León and Patricia Guijarro. “I have full confidence that I will have these players. The counter is at zero from today, there is nothing left behind. We are going through changes in the structure of the RFEF and I have the utmost confidence in doing things well, I have the utmost confidence in my players and in the climate of security and trust that we have. “I have worked with them for five years, although in another role, and I have always felt that they had confidence in me,” he stated.
#It’s over pic.twitter.com/tV49CkOq4F
—Alexia Putellas (@alexiaputellas) September 15, 2023
Among the various demands, in addition to the departure of Luis Rubiales from the direction of the RFEF and Jorge Vilda as coach, there were other points such as the restructuring of the organizational chart of women’s football within the RFEF, the restructuring of the presidency and the general secretary. of the RFEF, the dismissal of the president of the RFEF, the restructuring of communication and marketing and the restructuring of the integrity department. Thus, now there are two scenarios: either there is an agreement that allows the return of the players or the dismissal of those summoned or the group runs the risk of committing a “very serious infraction” according to the Spanish Sports Law, with a range between a fine of between 3,000 and 30,000 euros and a suspension of the federative license of between two and 15 years (the graduation is made by the degree of guilt or the existence or not of intent).
Rubiales fell, Vilda fell but there is still more to fall: the Spanish champion maintains his withdrawal from the national team (with two exceptions)
Source: Observadora
