Unique open letter protest from the national team's La Liga football team against the club: We don't have hot water, the rooms aren't cleaned

2026-02-06 23:53:06 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

Unique open letter protest from the national team's La Liga football team

An unusual event occurred today in La Liga, where players from Rayo Vallecano, a club that also includes national team defender Ivan Balliu, publicly protested working conditions.

With an open letter, signed by the players and technical staff, it has been requested that there be more suitable conditions both in the club's training center and in the stadium. Normally it is thought that at high levels like in La Liga, basic things are not lacking. But according to Balaiu & Co., the situation is unacceptable, leading to this public complaint that should push the club to act to ensure "decent working conditions".

They initially complained that during the preparatory phase, they had been forced to stop working for three months at the sports center, as there were many different problems there. "The condition of the field at the "Vajeka" stadium was also clearly deficient, a situation that has worsened over the weeks," the players' letter reads.

Then the complaints continued with "the lack of hot water in the showers on certain days, the cleanliness of the locker rooms that has not always been at the required height and the facilities that are outdated. Complaints that have been made to the presidency and the club on various occasions", it is explained in the complaint of the players who have now decided to make everything public for their supporters.

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