RFEF’s harsh statement against dissident players

The news that 15 international players have today announced their resignation from the Spanish National Team has had a harsh response from the RFEF in the form of a statement. The continuation of Jorge Vilda as Coach became the trigger of the crisis after Luis Rubiales ratified him in the position after the demands of the players who asked for his dismissal due to the elimination in the European Championship.

This is the full statement from the Federation, which will only forgive the 15 dissident soccer players “if they recognize their mistake and ask for forgiveness.”

Declaration of the Federation

The Royal Spanish Football Federation informs that, throughout this day, it has received 15 emails from 15 players of the women’s senior football team, coincidentally all with the same words, in which they say that the current situation that formed It affects “significantly” their “emotional state” and their “health” and that, “until it is reversed”, they resigned from the Spanish national team.

The RFEF will not allow the players to question the continuity of the national coach and his coaching staff, as making those decisions is beyond their power. The Federation will not accept any kind of pressure from any player when using sports measures. These types of maneuvers are far from commendable and outside the values ​​of football and sport and are harmful.

According to current Spanish law, not attending a national team call-up is classified as a very serious offense and can carry penalties of between two and five years of disqualification. The RFEF, contrary to the way these players are acting, wants to make it clear that it will not take them to this extreme or pressure them. Directly, it will not call up soccer players who do not want to wear the Spanish shirt. The Federation will only have football players even if they have to play with the youth.

This fact has turned from being a sports issue into a dignity issue. The choice is non-negotiable. This is an unprecedented situation in the history of football, both men’s and women’s, in Spain and around the world.

The present and future of Spain depends on the potential of the lower categories and the players who this summer were proclaimed as U-20 world champion and U-19 European champion, in addition to acquiring the European U-17 youth runner -up.

The national team needs players who are committed to the project, who defend our colors and are proud to wear the Spanish shirt.
The soccer players who submitted their resignations will only return to national team discipline in the future if they accept their mistake and apologize.