Spanish Women's National Team to End Boycott As RFEF Guarantees Changes

By: GWL Team | Thursday, 21 September 2023

Following the RFEF's announcement that it would make immediate and significant changes to the management, the World Cup-winning team of Spain decided to end their boycott of the National team on Wednesday.

The National Sports Council (CSD), the women's players union FUTPRO, the players, and RFEF officials held a seven-hour discussion to discuss how to implement these changes.

As part of the deal to end the boycott, Andrew Camps, the football federation's secretary general, was asked to step down, and six to nine other senior officials would be invited to resign or face the sack.

Rafael Del Amo, the RFEF's head of women's football, the players, the FUTPRO Union, and representatives of the Spanish National Sports Council (CSD) came up with the list of officials.

The athletes declared that they would hold off on competing for Spain until further federation reforms had been made. This started when Jenni Hermoso objected to former RFEF Chief Luis Rubiales kissing her on the lips.

According to RFEF, the goal of unifying the national teams' logos was to remove the word "female" and have both teams go by the name "Spanish National Football Team" moving forward.

While the federation has not yet made the remaining changes public, it has promised to offer a "Safe environment" for the players.

After being asked to stay on the team, the players said they would make the "best decision" for their future and health. The majority of the women who won the Women's World Cup were selected for the upcoming events.

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