Alexia Putellas says Spain’s meeting with government officials on Wednesday will be considered a landmark “before and after” moment for women’s sport in her country.
A compromise between Spain women’s players and the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) was reached after a meeting with the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD — a governmental body with authority in sporting matters) that ran into the early hours, with Putellas saying the players had just four hours of sleep.
The majority of the 23 players called up for September’s Nations League fixtures had reiterated last Friday that they would not play again until major changes were made at the RFEF. Sources close to several players, who asked to speak anonymously to protect their positions, told The Athletic they had not been informed in advance they were going to be selected.
Following the meeting, it was announced 21 players would travel for Friday’s fixture against Sweden in Gothenburg while Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro left the camp.
“There’s a meeting until five in the morning, which we think was necessary but without forgetting that we’re professional sportspeople, so imagine what it’s costing us that we’re not going to sleep,” Putellas explained. “We’ve had a week in which we’ve slept four…
 was reached after a meeting with the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD — a governmental body with authority in sporting matters) that ran into the early hours, with Putellas saying the players had just four hours of sleep. The majority of the 23 players called up for September’s Nations League fixtures had...){kind=link}