Several striking Spain players arrive for national team camp

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00:00 It was looking to be an almost empty meeting, but in the end six players turned up at a

00:05 hotel in Madrid.

00:07 The only words came from forward Ateneo del Castillo, the only one of the six not on strike.

00:12 "I've already said everything I wanted to say in my statement.

00:16 I said I was going to be here, so thank you everyone."

00:20 Even the head coach refused to give any details about the situation.

00:23 "I'm sorry, but we're not going to talk."

00:26 Newly appointed coach Montse Tome took players by surprise on Monday when she named a 23-player

00:32 squad which included 20 players who'd already declared that they were on strike.

00:37 While the head of the country's football federation, Luis Rubiales, ended up resigning after he

00:41 kissed forward Yeni Hermoso on the lips during the team's World Cup celebrations, players

00:46 want to see more reforms within the federation.

00:50 But they could face fines of up to 30,000 euros and a suspension of their federation's

00:55 licence should they not turn up to training.

00:59 "The government wants the Spanish team to be able to play its games.

01:03 We want there to be changes, for them to be quick, for the confidence of the players to

01:07 be restored and most importantly what we want is to see them play and see them win."

01:16 The players' boycott is set to affect their upcoming Nations League games this week.

01:21 Montse Tome plans to announce her squad for their fixtures against Sweden and Switzerland

01:25 on Friday.

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