The player in the middle of the controversy that engulfed Spanish soccer after she was kissed on the lips by an official, has accused the country's soccer federation of trying to intimidate the World Cup-winning players by picking them for the national team even though they asked not to be called up.
According to Spanish sports law, players must obey unless circumstances impede them from playing
The players had said they wouldn't come back until their demands for deep reforms and new leadership in the federation were met.Tomé left Hermoso off the list "as a way to protect her," she said."A claim was made stating that the environment within the federation would be safe for my colleagues to rejoin, yet at the same press conference it was announced that they were not calling me as a means to protect me.
The players had earlier said that they were caught by surprise by the call-up and did not plan to end their boycott. On Monday, the federation released a statement in which it publicly reiterated to the players its commitment to structural changes."The people who now ask us to trust them are the same ones who disclosed the list of players who have asked NOT to be called up," Hermoso said.
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