Football player Hermoso said he did not understand not being able to get into the Spanish national team

MOSCOW, September 19 – RIA Novosti. Midfielder Jennifer Hermoso I was curiousWho or what should be protected from not being called up to the Spanish national football team for the upcoming Nations League matches?

On Monday, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) published a list of 23 players called up. The Spanish national team will face Sweden on September 22 and Switzerland on September 26 in the Nations League. As part of the tournament, two Olympic licenses will be competed for for the 2024 Games to be held in Paris.

“The players believe that this is another strategy of division and manipulation aimed at intimidating us, threatening us with legal consequences and economic sanctions. This is another irrefutable proof that nothing has changed today. The athlete believes that they were “caught by surprise and that the people who continue to make decisions in the RFEF colleagues who find themselves forced to react to yet another unpleasant situation they have caused. “That’s why we fight and that’s how we do it,” he added.

In August, Hermoso found itself in the middle of a scandal. At the award ceremony of the winners of the Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, then RFEF President Luis Rubiales hugged the football player and kissed her on the lips. Many journalists and fans called his actions extreme. The RFEF president apologized for his behavior, but the federation called an extraordinary meeting at which Rubiales said he would not resign and was ready to defend himself in court. The disciplinary committee of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) temporarily suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities. Later, the Spaniard left the presidency of the organization. On September 11, the Spanish National Court opened criminal proceedings against Rubiales.

Previously, Spanish football players sent a statement to the RFEF, stating that the personnel decisions taken (the resignation of Luis Rubiales as the RFEF president) were not sufficient. They call for the restructuring of the presidential cabinet, communications and marketing, and RFEF’s integrity office. In August, the players of the Spanish national team had already made a statement, after which they refused to play for the national team if the RFEF leadership remained in the same composition.