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84 A station by the Royal Spanish Football Federation has been labelled "gross" for being insensitive to striking players arsenic the squad arrived location to a hero's welcome.
The squad arrived successful Madrid from Australia connected Monday, a time aft defeating England 1-0 successful Sydney to triumph the World Cup for the archetypal time.
A Spain emblem was waved extracurricular a level model astatine Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas. A mates of formation attendants came retired of the beforehand doorway carrying a flag, past Andrés, manager Jorge Vilda and federation president Luis Rubiales came retired offering the trophy.
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But the unreality hanging implicit the Spain team, who became the 2nd federation to triumph some Men's and Women's FIFA World Cups, continues to hover pursuing the actions of Rubiales, who was scolded internationally for kissing prima subordinate Jennifer Hermoso during the medal ceremony.
But present the federation that helium leads has travel nether much disapproval for posting a photograph of arguable manager Vilda kissing the trophy to Twitter alongside a blunt caption.
"VILDA IN," the station read, successful what galore shot enthusiasts saw arsenic a excavation astatine striking players who had questioned his managerial style, amid claims of alleged mismanagement.
Last September, 15 players signed letters that said they were withdrawing from the nationalist squad to support their affectional wellness and called connected the Spanish federation to perpetrate to a much nonrecreational environment. The players insisted they did not inquire for manager Jorge Vilda's dismissal.
The Federation went connected to endanger players with bans of up to 5 years, and claimed that the concern was "an unprecedented concern successful the past of football, some antheral and female, successful Spain and worldwide."
The players yet won improvements successful wage and moving conditions, but Vilda stayed, with claims the manager created a toxic situation with reports of powerfulness imbalances, favouritism, and intimidation.
One allegation is that Vilda forced his players to permission their chamber doors unfastened truthful helium could enforce curfews, arsenic good arsenic checking the contents of their bags upon returning from days out.
ESPN's Caitlin Murray wrote connected Twitter regarding the post: "Given that he's been accused of abusive and toxic behaviour, prompting 12 players to garbage Spanish nationalist squad call-ups, this is beauteous gross," Murray wrote.
"Shows a batch astir the civilization wrong RFEF.
"When the whistle blew, I couldn't assistance but deliberation of those players. My bosom breaks for them."
GiveMeSport exertion Nancy Gillen added: "It's truthful disheartening to spot RFEF already utilizing the triumph to validate abusive behaviour.
"Solidarity with the players who person sacrificed this infinitesimal due to the fact that of that."
Vilda, whose begetter Angel is the caput of the RFEF's women's shot department, declared helium would bash it each again aft taking retired the final.
"I've ever said that if each the suffering was indispensable to go satellite champions, it would beryllium worthy it," Vilda told press.
"It's been hard astatine a idiosyncratic level successful management, but connected a sporting level, we've achieved results that we've ne'er achieved before.
"I americium precise blessed that we are champions of the world."
The squad was paraded connected an unfastened autobus past immoderate of Madrid's astir iconic sites earlier reaching the solemnisation spot acceptable up by the Spanish Football Federation and section officials astatine the Madrid Rio park. Several 1000 radical were waiting to greet the squad aft its historical triumph successful Australia. A DJ, large surface and different attractions were entertaining fans arsenic they waited for the players.
During the charter formation to Madrid, players celebrated and chanted unneurotic with the World Cup trophy. Captain Ivana Andrés gave a code connected the rider code system. The formation besides included federation officials, sponsors, and journalists.
"Without your vigor and support, this wouldn't person been possible," Vilda told fans. "We said that we were going to instrumentality you to the streets, and contiguous we are celebrating what we achieved."
- further reporting by AP
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