The uproar over Luis Rubiales’s behaviour laid bare the female players’ longstanding fight for equality; a battle that took a fresh twist this week after 15 players from the World Cup-winning squad were called-up despite their decision to boycott the national team until changes are made to the federation leadership.
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“We had to fight very hard to be heard, which comes with wear and tear that we don’t want,” Putellas told reporters on Thursday on the eve of their Nations League match against Sweden.
Amid reports that the players could face fines of up to €30,000 (£26,000) or potentially be banned from appearing for their clubs, all of them turned up for the training camp.
In the early hours of Wednesday, the government said that all but two of the 23 players who had been called up would end their boycott after the federation promised “immediate and profound changes”.
On Wednesday, hints of change began to appear at the federation; it said it had sacked its secretary general, Andreu Camps, and had united the men’s and women’s national teams into one brand.
Putellas was more upbeat, describing the meeting as a “before and after” for female football in Spain, and highlighting the creation of a joint commission made up of players, federation officials and government staff to oversee the changes.
Tomé, who has come under scrutiny amid Spanish media reports speculating that she is set to be fired, insisted that she had spoken with some of the players but not all of them before the call-up.
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