BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One day before Spain’s new women’s coach announces her first squad, the players who won the Women’s World Cup have yet to say if they are ready to come back to the team after rebelling against their disgraced former federation president.
The federation firmly backed Vilda, and only three relented and were eventually included in this year's Women’s World Cup squad.
In Vilda's place, the federation named his former assistant, Monste Tomé, to become the first female coach of Spain’s women’s team.
Rafael del Amo, the head of women’s soccer at the federation, said this week that he is hopeful the players will come back.
Spain, ranked second in the world, beat Sweden 2-1 in the Women's World Cup semifinals before edging England 1-0 in the final.
Persons:
Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, ”, Alexia Putellas, Ballon, Rubiales —, —, Monste, Spain’s, Rafael del Amo, Amanda Gutiérrez, Gutiérrez, Hermoso, ___
Organizations:
FIFA, Spain, Vilda, Cadena SER, Women’s Nations, England
Locations:
BARCELONA, Spain, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, Rubiales, Madrid, Sweden