2023-09-15 17:14:40
They are planted. Up to 39 players, including almost all the world champions, have signed a statement in which show their disagreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Rfef) for the measures adopted by the organization after the resignation of Luis Rubiales.
“The players of the Absolute National Team, recent world champions, as well as their teammates, wish to express, just as they did on August 25, 2023, their enormous discontent after the events that occurred at the medal ceremony at the women’s World Cup and the subsequent extraordinary assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation,” the letter states.
“The specified changes to the Rfef are based on zero tolerance for those people who, from a position within the federation, have had, incited, hidden or applauded attitudes that go against the dignity of women; We firmly believe that strong changes are required in the leadership positions of the Rfef and specifically, in the area of women’s football,” they add.
Among the measures, The players request the restructuring of several internal bodies of the federation, such as the women’s football organizational chart, the presidential cabinet and general secretary, the communication and marketing area and the integrity department. In addition, they demand the resignation of the president of the Rfef.
The players request the restructuring of the women’s soccer organizational chart, the presidential office and the communication area, among others.
“Today, as we have transmitted to the Rfef, The changes that have occurred are not enough for the players to feel in a safe placewhere women are respected, there is a commitment to women’s football and where we can give our maximum performance,” they conclude.
In line with the positioning of the players, they have decided to communicate by telephone to the Rfef his resignation to attend the next call of coach Marta Tomé. In an interview with Palco23, the lawyer specializing in sports law and partner at Cazorla Abogados, Pablo Cazorla González-Serrano, assured that “by law, a player cannot refuse to attend a concentration if he has been summoned by the national team coach. which means that, if he is called up to play with his team, he must go to represent his country.”
The statement comes five days after the resignation of Luis Rubiales as president of the Rfef. Far from regretting it, the manager magnified his move to the side for the good of Spanish football. “I do not want Spanish football to be harmed by this entire disproportionate campaign and, above all, I make this decision after having made sure that my departure will contribute to the stability that will allow both Europe and Africa to remain united in the dream of 2030,” he said in a statement.
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