Jenni Hermoso trains back with Spain ahead of Nations League semis

VIDEO SHOWS: SPANISH WOMEN TEAM TRAINING / FANS WATCHING TRAINING / SOUNDBITES FROM FANS  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE STORY SHOWS: LAS ROZAS, SPAIN (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FORWARD JENNI HERMOSO ARRIVING AT PITCH AND GREETING FANS 2. MIDFIELDER ALEXIA PUTELLA GREETING FANS 3. VARIOUS OF HERMOSO WALKING AT PITCH 4. VARIOUS OF HERMOSO AND DEFENDER MAPI LEON WARMING UP 5. VARIOUS OF COACH SONIA BERMUDEZ OBSERVING TRAINING SESSION 6. HERMOSO RECEIVING BALL AND PASSING 7. HERMOSO PASSING BALL TO GOAL 8. PLAYERS AT PITCH 9. MAPI LEON BLOCKING BALL AT DRILL / FORWARD SALMA PARALLUELO PASSING BALL 10. HERMOSO AT DRILL 11. BERMUDEZ PASSING BALL 12. TRAINING DRILL 13. HERMOSO RECEIVING BALL 14. MIDFIELDER AITANA BONMATI DURING DRILL 15. HERMOSO TALKING WITH PLAYERS 16. TRAINING SESSION 17. FANS WATCHING SESSION 18. BOY WITH SPAIN JERSEY WAVING AT CAMERA 19. TRAINING SESSION 20. PLAYERS RIDING BIKE 21. BONMATI TALKING WITH COACH BERMUDEZ AND OBSERVING TRAINING 22. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SOCCER FAN BERTA GONZALEZ SAYING: “Im very happy, having her back is quite surprising and amazing” 23. VARIOUS OF HERMOSO TAKING SELFIES AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS TO FANS 24. SPANISH FLAG WITH HERMOSO SIGNATURE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SOCCER FAN LOURDES SAYING: “Im really happy, Jenni is a reference for all of us” 26. FORWARD MARIONA CALDENTEY TAKING SELFIE WITH FANS 27. BOY HOLDING BALL WITH SIGNATURES 28. TRAINING SESSION STORY: Spain forward Jenni Hermoso reappeared on Monday (September 20) at Spain national training after coach Sonia Bermudez included her and Mapi Leon in a 23-player squad for the Nations League semi-final against Sweden. Hermoso, 35, Spain’s all-time leading scorer with 57 goals, returns after a year’s absence, while defender Leon, who has not featured since Euro 2022, is also back in favour. Both players were left out by former coach Montse Tome, who stepped down in August following Spain’s defeat by England in the final of Euro 2025. Bermudez, previously in charge of the Under-23 women’s team, has taken over the senior squad with the immediate task of leading them in the Nations League semi-finals. Hundreds of soccer fans cheered at Las Rozas pitch in an opened training session where players signed autographs and took selfies with them. Spain face Sweden in a two-legged tie, with the first match at La Rosaleda Stadium in Malaga on October 24 and the return leg at Gamla Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg four days later. Hermoso’s return marks a significant moment for the forward, who was central to Spain’s World Cup triumph in 2023 and also at the heart of the controversy involving former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales. Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso without her consent during the World Cup celebrations in Sydney. (Production: Elena Rodriguez)

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