2023-09-19 09:06:06
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 2 hours ago, Updated 10 minutes ago
Jenni Hermoso. THOMAS COEX / AFP
The player, victim of Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss, accused the Spanish federation of “intimidating and threatening” the world champions by summoning them against their will for two matches.
Footballer Jenni Hermoso accused the Spanish federation of “intimidate and threaten» the world champion players by calling them up against their will for two Nations League matches.
Friday, 15 of the 23 Spanish world champions announced that they did not want to return to the selection, demanding a total overhaul of Spanish football authorities, after the forced kiss of the former president of the Federation, Luis Rubiales, imposed on the N. 10 Jenni Hermoso.
But they were still called up on Monday for the next League of Nations matches by the new coach Montse Tomé, who however left Jenni Hermoso aside for “protect her».
The player, who currently plays for Mexican club Pachuca, expressed her support for her teammates.
«The players are very clear that this is another divisive and manipulative strategy to intimidate us and threaten us with legal repercussions and economic sanctions.“, she said in a statement published on X.
Reacting to the coach’s comments, Hermoso asked: “Protect myself from what, or who?», emphasizing that the same people who seek confidence in the Federation “today publish a list of players who have asked not to be called up».
The forced kiss scandal caused a tidal wave within the Federation which led to the resignation of Rubiales and the dismissal of coach Jorge Vilda, replaced by his number two.
Monday evening, the majority of Spanish internationals, on strike, reaffirmed a few hours after the announcement of Montse Tomé’s first list, their “desire not to be summoned», considering that the Federation was “notnot able to require their presence».
«I would like to express all my support to my teammates who, today, were surprised and forced to react to a new unfortunate situation caused by the people who continue to make decisions within the Federation today.», declared Hermoso again.
The players are summoned to Madrid on Tuesday and, if they do not appear, they risk heavy fines and two to fifteen years of suspension of their license from the federation.
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