Jorge Vilda, the manager who led Spain to win the FIFA Women's World Cup in August, was fired by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Tuesday.

"The Royal Spanish Football Federation, in one of the first renewal measures announced by President Pedro Rocha, has decided to part ways with Jorge Vilda's services as the sports director and head coach of the women's national team, a position he took on in 2015," the RFEF said in a statement in which they expressed their gratitude for his work.

The RFEF is currently in the charge of the committee of regional presidents led by Rocha after Luis Rubiales was suspended by FIFA for 90 days for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after the victory in the World Cup final.

The RFEF issued a statement to apologize for Rubiales' behavior before informing Vilda the decision to sack him. "The RFEF wants to convey to the whole of society and to the whole of world football its deepest regret for what has happened, which has tarnished our national team, our football and our society," the federation said. "The damage caused to Spanish football, to Spanish sport, to Spanish society and to the values of football and sport as a whole has been enormous."

The RFEF's statements didn't make the news easier for Vilda, who called the sacking "unfair."

"The explanation [given] was structural changes," he said in an interview with Cadena Ser's El Larguero radio show. "After what we've achieved, I feel calm. I've given 100 percent and I don't understand it. I didn't expect it... I was motivated to play in the Nations League, to play at the Olympic Games."

"In sporting terms, I'll accept almost anything. In personal terms, I think I've been unfairly treated. I've always treated the players with respect. To this day, nobody has said anything about me directly. Things have been said indirectly. Things have been said that weren't true," he added.

Montse Tome was appointed as the new manager of the team. She had been Vilda's assistant since 2018 and became the first female manager of the Spanish women's national team in history.