On Monday, September 18, 2023, Spanish soccer player Jenny Hermoso was not chosen in the very first group announced given that the scandal involving her and former federation president Luis Rubiales. The selection was produced by Spain’s new coach Montse Tome, who stated that she had spoken to Hermoz and had decided not to incorporate her to “safeguard” her.
Right after winning the Women’s Planet Cup, exactly where Hermosoa kissed Rubiales on the lips throughout a celebration in Sydney just after beating England, the whole Planet Cup-winning group went on strike. They known as for reforms and new leadership at the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) just after Rubiales initially refused to resign ahead of ultimately stepping down.
Final Friday, 21 of the 23 players involved in the tournament, which includes Hermosa, stated the strike would continue till their demands for structural reform in the RFEF have been met. Regardless of Rubiales’ resignation, the players believed that not all of their demands had been met.
Nevertheless, Montse Tome has known as up 15 players from the Planet Cup winning squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland. Hermoso, along with seven other players, will not be in the squad. It remains unclear no matter whether Hermoso herself asked not to be invited.
Other players missing from the group incorporate captain Ivana Andres, Irene Guerrero, Mariona Caldentei, Laia Codina, Alba Redondo, Rocio Galvez and Claudia Zornoza. Tome described that she spoke with all the players who won the Planet Cup that she chosen and that she expects to report to the coaching camp on Tuesday. Though neither player has expressed a want not to be invited, it is uncertain no matter whether they have agreed to finish the boycott.