Spain’s women players to end boycott after promise of change

Oliva (REUTERS)

Spain’s World Cup-winning squad agreed to end its boycott of the national team on Wednesday, after the country’s football federation (RFEF) said it would make “immediate and profound changes” to its structure. The decision was reached around 5am after more than seven hours of meetings at a hotel in Oliva, an hour from Valencia, involving the players, RFEF officials, the National Sports Council, and the players’ union Futpro.
The players demanded changes at the federation, deepening a crisis that started after former RFEF boss Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World Cup presentation ceremony. “It is the beginning of a long road ahead of us,” Futpro president Amanda Gutierrez said.