BARCELONA (AFP) – Sacked Spain women’s coach Jorge Vilda said he has a clear conscience and his dismissal 16 days after La Roja’s World Cup triumph was unjust.
The 42-year-old was removed from his post by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Tuesday in the wake of the Luis Rubiales scandal.
RFEF President Rubiales was suspended by FIFA after he kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony in Sydney on August 20, while the Spanish government is seeking further sanction. Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual, while Rubiales continues to insist it was.
After Rubiales refused to resign, over 80 players went on strike from the women’s side until the leadership of the RFEF was removed.
“The explanation (for the sacking) was ‘structural changes’,” Vilda told radio station Cadena Ser.
“After everything that has been achieved, giving absolutely everything … I have a clear conscience.
“I gave 100 per cent and I don’t understand it, I don’t think my sacking was deserved.”
