Amid the kiss scandal, the women’s football players of World Cup champion Spain refuse to heed a national team call-up even as they face possible sanctions
Women’s World Cup winners
They argued the federation cannot require their presence because they alleged the call-up was not issued within the world’s soccer governing body FIFA parameters in terms of timings and procedure. Hermoso was not on the squad list announced by new coach Montse Tome on Monday, which included 15 of the 23 World Cup-winning squad plus two players – Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro – who were not called up for the finals after signing an open letter against then-coach Jorge Vilda.
Among the ones that shared it were some of the team’s most prominent players such as Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati.Should they refuse the call-up, the players could face sanctions including fines of up 30,000 euros and the suspension of their federation license for two to 15 years according to Spain’s Sports Act.“If the players do not show up, the government must apply the law.
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