It was during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday that the majority of Spanish internationals, on strike since the Rubiales affair, agreed on Wednesday to rejoin the selection to face Sweden in the League of Nations, following an agreement with the Federation and government.
“We have reached a series of agreements which will be drawn up and signed tomorrow (Thursday) by the Federation and the Higher Sports Council,” Secretary of State for Sports Victor Francos told the press on Wednesday after negotiations which continued into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Secretary General of the Federation on the departure?
“Of the 23 players called up, two requested the possibility of leaving the training camp for reasons […] of personal discomfort,” added Mr. Francos. The government representative did not reveal the names of the two players concerned, but stressed that they would not be subject to sanctions, contrary to what had been previously announced. “The players have expressed their concern to us about the need for profound changes within the RFEF (the Spanish federation) and the federation has promised that these changes will take place immediately,” Francos said on Wednesday. According to the Spanish press, one of these immediate changes could be the departure of RFEF Secretary General Andreu Camps.
On Tuesday, the Spanish internationals finally went to the women’s team meeting, while affirming that they did not want to play again until a total overhaul of their federation took place. Spain is due to face Sweden on Friday and Switzerland on September 26 in the Nations League, a qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and plans to fly to Sweden on Thursday.
