The Federation wants to meet today with the 23 world champions to convince them to return to the national team in time for the Nations League debut on September 22. On the other hand, unions and employers meet this morning to unblock the negotiations for the collective agreement and avoid a second day of strike in the F League. A key Tuesday for the future of Spanish women's football, which is experiencing one of its most turbulent moments .
At the international level, the soccer players resigned from the national team after the unfortunate behavior of the already former president of the Federation Luis Rubiales and his kiss with Jenni Hermoso. In a statement signed by the 23 world champions and several dozen active and former international players, they condemned the events and assured that they would not return to the national team "if the current leaders continue."
Three weeks after those unfortunate images and after being temporarily disqualified by FIFA, Rubiales announced his resignation this Sunday through a letter in which he neither mentioned Hermoso nor showed any type of regret for his actions. He is leaving because “there are powers that be that would prevent me from returning,” he said.
Jorge Vilda also left, although not on his own initiative. The senior coach and sports director of women's football was dismissed by Pedro Rocha, interim president. A goodbye that the Madrid native did not take very well and after which he promises a legal battle to collect a succulent compensation of those two million euros that Rubiales promised him in the unfortunate Assembly, at a rate of half a million euros for each of the four seasons that announced to renew it.
Although they are no longer there, the dismissal of Vilda and the resignation of Rubiales are not the “real structural changes” that the players demanded in their statement. His faithful squire, Pedro Rocha, remains at the head of the Federation, and his strong men have not emerged for the moment, such as the general secretary Andreu Camps, who leads the candidacy for the 2030 men's World Cup; o Tomás Cueto, the legal advisor who handles most of the Federation's lawsuits. Two men who constitute the brains of Rubialism and who continue to pull the strings of the Federation for the moment.
On the bench, the opportunity to carry out a total renovation has also been wasted. The commitment of Montse Tomé, Vilda's second and the one chosen by himself to relieve her at the end of her contract, is once again an example of a system that is governed more by cronyism than by merit. Although it is true that the Asturian coach has more sympathy among the players than Vilda, it is also true that they expected a higher level replacement, not someone who is going to live her first experience in charge of a bench, where she has never been first. coach
With an interim president, without knowing the duration of Tomé's contract and without a sports director, the players want to wait to be informed of the Federation's plans before making a decision. This organization plans to meet telepathically with them today, as announced yesterday by the Ser channel, to explain their intentions. Afterwards, the players will meet to decide whether to give a vote of confidence to the Federation and return to the national team, or whether they consider the changes insufficient and maintain their position. Be that as it may, the list for the matches against Sweden and Switzerland is scheduled to be released this Friday.
