GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Spain's women soccer players said on Thursday the fight they have waged with the country's football federation (RFEF) followed decades of "systematic discrimination" and they hoped that it would inspire others to stand up for their rights.
Following negotiations that went on into the early hours of Wednesday, a majority of players agreed to end their boycott.
"We had been demanding that they listen to us for quite some time because we already knew that there had been systematic discrimination with the women's (team) for many decades," Putellas said at a press conference ahead of a Nation's League match against Sweden on Friday.
Jorge Vilda, the coach who guided Spain to glory in the Women's World Cup, was dismissed earlier this month.
Putellas said the players had not asked for Tome to be sacked.
Persons:
Ballon, Alexia Putellas, Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Putellas, Andreu Camps, Rubiales, Hermoso, Jorge Vilda, Irene Paredes, Paredes, Montse Tome, Tome, Charlie Devereux, David Latona, Toby Davis, Pritha
Organizations:
League, Sweden, Reuters, FIFA, UEFA, Switzerland, Thomson
Locations:
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Spain, Madrid