#simp4panos

I mean I wouldn't put it past him to do something like that. The federation was already threatening a ban if players turned down a call up. And we all know how players would prefer to play in a successful domestic league (as Liga F kinda is).

For Alexia it made sense she got the call up, she was never part of the 15 (tho she gave her support), which meant there was a threat to her career in Barcelona. For those who no longer play(ed) in Spain, it would make sense that they would eventually want to return, as Ona did, so they basically had to "play nice" with the federation. (This is ignoring the other obvious personal reasons some returned, such as the honor of playing in the world cup or the chance of winning the ballon d'or)

Personally I feel like V*lda was waiting for something good to happen so he has the excuse to publicly slay these players more than he already has.

The biggest issue that arose when the originally 15 sent the letter was the outrage that followed. Although the federation stood strong they probably knew it would look extremely bad to just completely oust and cut ties with them (hence the "publicly apologize and we'll think about letting you return" statement). It was def a gamble, going forth with a very young team to face the US. Losing would mean the federation would face more pressure to enact change, so the Spanish team beating the US (which let's be honest, wasn't a hard thing to do) was probably the start of the end bc it gave him and the federation the validation needed to stay strong in their stance.

I personally feel like it's a waiting game now. Unfortunately it's looking dimmer and dimmer, the hope of the 3 who stood firm in their choice as well as those in the 12 who didn't get called up to ever go back to the national team. Further action against these players (a ban in the league or retaliation in any shape or form) will probably follow close after a WC win.

(Tho i think we can all agree that even with a WC final loss, the federation will villanfy these players even more. Especially the 3)