The controversy continues in the women’s soccer team. This Friday thirty-nine players, including 21 of the 23 world champions, demanded this Friday through a statement a profound restructuring in the Federation to once again wear the Spanish shirt. In fact, in the statement they assured that the changes already made, including the resignation of Luis Rubiales as president and the dismissal of Jorge Vilda as coach, “are not enough.”
Two of those who did not sign the statement but were at the last World Cup where they were proclaimed champions were Claudia Zornoza and Athenea del Castillo. The first announced her withdrawal from the national team minutes after the footballers’ statement was made public. The second explained her reasons for not signing the document after playing the first league match with Real Madrid, a match in which she scored after 37 seconds.
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The forward has been forceful in her statement and explains that she wants to “give a vote of confidence to the people who have taken charge at this moment” and that I want “this whole situation to end once and for all and think about football again.” “Just play, watch and enjoy it.”
Complete statement from Athenea del Castillo
Following the events of the last few hours, I would like to express my opinion and all the reasons why I have made the decision
Before delving into the statement, I would like to make my thoughts very clear. I totally agree, as my colleagues have already expressed, in denouncing everything that happened with Jenni Hermoso and in pointing out the behavior, totally out of place and regrettable, of Luis Rubiales. For this reason, I signed a statement along with 80 other footballers in which we condemned the events and in which I stated that I would not go to the National Team if Luis Rubiales continued in his position. After that writing and the subsequent events that we all know, Luis Rubiales and Jorge Vilda are no longer in the RFEF. Given the proximity of the Nations League dispute and taking into account that an important part of our demands have been satisfied, I do not contemplate giving up the call of the National Team. And I would like to present, clearly, my arguments.
First of all, we are footballers. Taking into account what has happened in recent weeks, it never hurts to remember it. We owe ourselves to our profession and we have to fulfill our duty. Secondly, the changes we demand have names and surnames and I believe that the best way to provoke them or, at least, initiate them is from within. Of course I consider that they are necessary, but I am also aware of the situation of total uncertainty that the RFEF is going through, so I want to give a vote of confidence to the people who have taken command at this moment. I am clear that the players cannot execute these changes that we are asking for because we are not the ones designated for that.
Secondly, I think that we have to play a very important tournament that can give us the opportunity to compete in the Olympics, we are the World Champion Team and we cannot forget it, all of us players have spent some horrible weeks after having achieved one of the most important feats of Spanish sport, and I particularly want to go to football, watch football and above all play football.
2023-09-16 07:02:29
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