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Spain’s football world champions are threatening legal action after being nominated for the upcoming Nations League and continuing to refuse to play. The players announced this late on Monday evening in an open letter. The new national coach Montse Tome had previously appointed fifteen to her selection.
“After everything that happened today, we as professional players will investigate the possible legal consequences that the RFEF may expose us to,” the statement said. RFEF is the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The nomination was “not made on time,” according to the statement.
Players adhere to boycott
The players also referred to their position last Friday, when they announced their boycott – also with an open letter. “This statement remains fully valid,” they wrote. Since then, “no member of the RFEF has been told otherwise,” the statement continued.
A few hours earlier, Tome, successor to the dismissed Jorge Vilda, had nominated, among others, two-time world footballer Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmati and Olga Carmona for the upcoming matches against Sweden on Friday and Switzerland next Tuesday – despite the boycott.
Hermoso is missing from the team – for his own protection
However, Jenni Hermoso, who was mainly in the picture, was missing – supposedly for her own protection. The 33-year-old was kissed on the mouth without her consent by the now resigned Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales during the awards ceremony after the World Cup final in Sydney. The incident sparked a wave of international outrage.
“I have spoken to them,” Tome replied when asked whether she had sought dialogue with the players involved before the nomination. But this remains “between us,” Tome explains. Of Hermoso’s personality, she said, “We thought this was the best way to protect her.”
The Nations League concerns the two European starting places for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and world champion Spain must also qualify. (AFP)
Source : Blick
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