BARCELONA: Striking Spanish internationals called up to the women's team reiterated their desire not to form part of the squad in a new blow for the shaken Spanish football federation .
She accused the Spanish federation of seeking to"intimidate and threaten" the World Cup champion players by calling them up against their will for the upcoming matches. The players said they would study the potential legal actions they would be exposed to because of the RFEF selecting them - Spanish media reports say players could lose their licenses to play for multiple years if they do not obey the call-up.
"Everything keeps getting worse in the RFEF," former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas wrote on social media. "I trust in that the players are professionals, they have just become champions of the world, they love the national team, and I know they will be here with us tomorrow," Tome told a news conference.Tome said she left Hermoso out of the squad for her own good."We are with Jenni on everything, and with all the players," added the new coach.