Women's team denies going to New Zealand “out of boredom”.

Women's soccer team to move headquarters to New Zealand”bored» And the lack of atmosphere in the city where they are located, as the American television channel ESPN said, the Spaniards went to the capital earlier than planned because they found Palmerston North boring.

A spokesman for the Spanish team denied this version and clarified that this was the reason for the transfer to Wellington. Purely for sporting reasonsWith more time to prepare in that city, their home match against Japan on Monday and a potential round of 16 match.

Coach Jorge Vilda insisted the Spanish side had “good memories” of their training camp at Palmerston North and had traveled to Wellington early for logistical reasons. “We were delighted at Palmerston both inside and outside the hotel.”

“It was a very conducive setting for a good performance and we took good memories with us. “We are in Wellington for logistical reasons and we are sure we will be very happy here,” he explained to reporters.

A spokesman for the Spanish team told AFP: “We can only speak well of our stay there.” And he assured, “Going to Wellington was nothing to do with boredom. They treated us well. Players have no complaints».

For his part, Palmerston North Mayor Grant Smith has spoken out on the matter and encouraged the women's team to discover his city: “I'd love to show the Spanish team a night in Palmy.”