The Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, was forceful this Tuesday morning in his defense of the Spanish internationals in their battle with the Federation, which has called them up without their consent. Iceta urged the Spanish Federation to modify its structures to improve the conditions of the soccer players. Iceta, at the same time, talked about finding solutions so that the players are not sanctioned.
“The Higher Sports Council is going to personally dedicate itself to finding a solution. The RFEF does not have the right to deprive Spain of the women's team, especially after having won a world championship, therefore we call on the RFEF to correct all the deficiencies of this anomalous call, to change the federative structures, so that the "RFEF is a space of security, competitiveness and professionalism to which the players have the right and to which all Spaniards have the right," the minister explained.
We have reached this point and although the Sports Law stipulates a series of sanctions for not attending a call from the national team, Iceta wanted to make it clear that it does not contemplate that scenario.
"I don't even imagine that they can be sanctioned, we are going to find solutions first, what we cannot do is continue committing injustices and harming players who have given the best of themselves and that has earned them a world title for the first time." once in history,” said Iceta. The minister hopes to find an arrangement. “No one would understand that we were retracing our path, and that above all we were not living up to what society demands and what the players have earned,” he concluded.
In this sense, the president of the CSD, Víctor Francos, is holding talks with the players of the Spanish team and this afternoon he plans to meet with them.
The minister spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, spoke along the same lines. "The Government is interested in the Spanish team being able to play its matches and that the federation does not leave Spain without a team. We want there to be changes, that they be quick, that the confidence of the players is restored and, Most importantly, what we will want is to see them play and see them win. They have already shown us that they are world champions, this pending appointment that they have the next match in Sweden for those next Olympic Games is very important, and therefore, the Government what "He supports the champions and wants to see them play and win."
