Jorge Vilda Set To Be Sacked As Spain Coach
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Amidst Luis Rubiales’s scandal with the Spanish Football Association, news coming from multiple sources in Spain has it that the coach of the Spanish women’s national team, Jorge Vilda will be sacked this week.
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Pedro Rocha will be informing the CSD (Council of Sports) of the changes that will be made within the RFEF.
The CSD demands that there be real changes within the federation.
Vilda led Spain to 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup glory in the team’s third appearance at the tournament two weeks ago with a 1-0 win over England in the final amidst team wrangling.
A year before the World Cup triumph, the majority of the players had insisted that the coach should be sacked in a serious mutiny faced by the manager.
15 players vowed not to be invited to the team until the coach is sacked with the Spanish Football Federation backing the manager.
In a twist of the event, the president’s position has been rocked by FIFA’s decision to suspend him from all football activities for 90 days after kissing captain, Jennifer Hermoso after the final.
Rubiales refused to resign in an extraordinary press conference but FIFA’s suspension meant he was temporarily removed from the RFEF, with Pedro Rocha acting as interim chief.
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According to a report in Spanish outlet, Marca, Rocha has been planning structural changes to its women’s football department, and the biggest change will be to remove Vilda as coach.
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And the decision could be made in a meeting later on Tuesday between Rocha and sports minister Victor Francos. However, it will need to be ratified by the RFEF’s board of directors.
Rocha is planning the urgent structural changes as Spain’s women’s team currently has no players or technical staff, just two weeks before their UEFA Nations League campaign against Sweden on September 22.
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