In December, The Athletic will be highlighting the coaches, athletes and other figures who made the biggest impact in the U.S. sports we cover, as well as in the fields of sports business, media and culture. Next up in the series is our honoree in U.S. women’s soccer: the U.S. women’s national team and National Women’s Soccer League players associations, …
The NWSL and NWSL Players Association released Wednesday the full report of their joint investigation led by Covington & Burling and Weil. The report details “widespread misconduct directed at NWSL players” at “the vast majority of NWSL clubs at various times from the earliest years of the league to the present.” Here’s what you need to know: Paul Riley’s misconduct …
Players from the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC halted play on Wednesday, leading protests against sexual misconduct scandals that have swept across the National Women’s Soccer League in recent weeks. Washington and Gotham players halted play in the sixth minute in what was described as a gesture of “solidarity” by the NWSL Players Association, and similar protests followed at the …
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