![]() Everyone is excited and can't wait for the game. It's a historic fixture and the boys are looking forward to it off the back of a really good result the other night. "The Scotland-England rivalry is big, and you want to play in big games and try to give your absolute maximum as an individual and collectively. Scotland midfielder Callum McGregor has also been talking to the media before Tuesday's game against England: ![]() They have got some really top players in their team but for Scotland to make that next step it's games like this that can help us make that jump." "We know it won't be easy, we know it will be a tough game. It's a great game for us to go and test ourselves - as a nation, if we want to continue to make the next step and continually qualify for big tournaments, these are the types of games we have to earmark for performances and results. "These are the types of games you want to be involved - England have big players with big reputations all across the world. It will be a brilliant atmosphere and we have to give them something to get behind. "It could be a great night but we have to make sure it is, do our part and I'm sure the supporters will pack the place out. Of course there's another game going on and it could turn out to be a significant night for us but our full focus has to be on the game at hand for us - and what a game. "We'll see what happens elsewhere in the group but our focus is now on tomorrow night. Scotland midfielder Callum McGregor o n potentially qualifying for Euro 2024 on the same night they face England, should Norway and Georgia draw: The federation has to listen to them and remove all practices that allow discrimination, in order to play under the same conditions as men." We're proud of the society in Spain and we're happy that the change in the football federation has started because the football players have been ignored for years. "It's a victory for the fight of women not to allow this kind of behaviour anymore. The entire society has said 'no, we're fed up with how women are discriminated in different ways, in this case the sexual violence against women. "Rubiales has put dirt on the Spanish image, in international terms, but the behaviour of Spanish society has been exemplary. We need profound changes and we are just at he beginning. It's not just about Rubiales himself, it's about systemic discrimination against women, in this case, in football. Journalist Sofia de Roa on Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales' resignation: "I think Rubiales was done from minute one of this story. But we're not going to stop, we're not going to step down." We're fed up of this and we're going to carry on this fight, because it's a fight about humans right for women. We're not going to be happy with aesthetic changes, we need structural change, and they have a lot of work to do to recover their credibility. We're going to see what they're going to do. ![]() "All of society is watching the federation now. Now we're getting the results of this fight. But in Spain, during the last decade, the feminist movement has grown a lot and this movement has empowered all women in Spanish society. With different kinds of abuse, we suffer. "Any woman is going to be alone when we are abused - sexual abuse, abuse of power. Not only are they world champions but they showed us a very big lesson in terms of solidarity, supporting each other and going to the union to defend their interests. Journalist Sofia de Roa on Spain's Women's World Cup-winning squad: "We're very proud of our women's team.
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