The decision of the 23 players on Spain’s women’s world championhip team and other top players to refuse to play for La Roja “if the current leadership continues” comes four weeks before Spain’s next scheduled match, its opening game in the new UEFA Women’s Nations League on Sept. 22 at Sweden, a rematch of their World Cup semifinal match and a battle of No. 1 (Sweden) and No. 2 (Spain) in the FIFA world rankings released on Friday.
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