I spoke up against the Spanish federation in 2015 and never played for the national team again. Now we need real change
How did Spain win the World Cup under these circumstances? In Spain, we’ve always had talent. That talent couldn’t shine before, but now it does because clubs are more professional, the players are more professional, conditions are improved and that at least allows you to compete evenly. Before we couldn’tWe have a generation of fantastic footballers. It is not only those 23 players who were at the World Cup but those who stayed home and others who have never been called up.
The problem is not the steps that need to be taken, it’s the ones that are going to be taken. I would like to see things done in a certain way, but I don’t know whether it’s possible or if whoever has the power will do them. But. Now it’s the turn of the government, politicians, and corresponding organisations to act. It’s external people that must decide what will happen now and how will we change this.
The footballers and Spanish society have already said what the problem is, we have all seen it and there are no more secrets. People who are in certain positions cannot say: “I didn’t know about it.” Now everyone knows about it. The situation depends on those people who are there to work on doing things the right way. Are they going to remove Rubiales and put someone else similar in? Or will they carry out a structural reform, which is what should be done.Photograph: JuanJo Martin/EPA.
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