Ahead of the Spanish national soccer teamâs first match since winning the Womenâs World Cup last month, star players Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes spoke out on âsystemic discriminationâ within the countryâs federation.
Spanish and European media gave a round of applause after Ciganda spoke up for the Spanish national team.
The majority of Spainâs World Cup winning team have been selected â although it remains unclear whether the players have ended their boycott following the resignation of Luis Rubiales
The new coach of Spain's women's team had to delay the announcement of her first squad Friday after nearly all of the country's World Cup-winning players maintained their boycott of the national team as part of their fight against sexism in soccer. Spain coach Montse Tomé was set to announce her squad on Friday. The federation said the players had rejected their attempts to convince them to return to the team early on Friday.