Barcelona's Patri Guijarro will return to the squad of women's world champions Spain for the first time since 2022, coach Montse Tome confirmed on Tuesday, following a boycott over a feud between players, former coach Jorge Vilda and the country's football federation (RFEF).
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Euro 2022 - Quarter Final - England v Spain - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - July 20, 2022 Spain's Patri Guijarro looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File PhotoBarcelona's Patri Guijarro will return to the squad of women's world champions Spain for the first time since 2022, coach Montse Tome confirmed on Tuesday, following a boycott over a feud between players, former coach Jorge Vilda and the...
Guijarro was later named in new coach Tome's squad in September but quit following a new boycott over a crisis that worsened after former RFEF boss Luis Rubiales' non-consensual kiss on Spanish player Jenni Hermoso after the World Cup final in Australia. "It's been two years since everything happened and we have been working all that time. All decisions have been respected and now we can count on her," Tome told a press conference.
"We are working to be a team that people admire from the football on the pitch and also from what we transmit from the outside. I think it's a victory for everyone and everyone in their role."
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