{"id":11759,"date":"2022-10-03T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2022\/10\/03\/national-womens-soccer-league-report-finds-systemic-abuse-in-us-top-flight\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:39:32","slug":"national-womens-soccer-league-report-finds-systemic-abuse-in-us-top-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=11759","title":{"rendered":"National Women&#8217;s Soccer League: Report finds &#8216;systemic&#8217; abuse in US top flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">NWSL players pause matches in show of solidarity last October<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Abuse and misconduct &#8220;had become systemic&#8221; in the United States&#8217; top-flight National Women&#8217;s Soccer League (NWSL), an independent investigation has found.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">Governing body US Soccer said it would move immediately to implement reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">An investigation was launched last year following allegations made against North Carolina Courage&#8217;s English head coach Paul Riley, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/58755946\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2.0\">who was sacked<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Riley, who has coached women&#8217;s teams since 2006, has denied the accusations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">After the alleged offences against Riley came to light, a round of NWSL games were suspended before players halted matches in their own displays of unity, while league commissioner Lisa Baird resigned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">US Soccer appointed Sally Yates and King &amp; Spalding LLP to conduct the independent inquiry, who spoke to more than 200 NWSL players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;Our investigation has revealed a league in which abuse and misconduct &#8211; verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct &#8211; had become systemic, spanning multiple teams, coaches, and victims,&#8221; the Yates report said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women&#8217;s soccer that normalises verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;The players who have come forward to tell their stories have demonstrated great courage. It&#8217;s now time that the institutions that failed them in the past listen to the players and enact the meaningful reform players deserve.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone called the investigation&#8217;s findings &#8220;heartbreaking and deeply troubling.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">The NWSL said it would immediately review the findings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;We greatly appreciate our players, staff and stakeholders&#8217; cooperation with both investigations, especially during the ongoing season,&#8221; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwslsoccer.com\/news\/national-womens-soccer-league-releases-statement-in-response-to-the-yates-report-commissioned-by-us-soccer\" class=\"story-body__external-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.0\">the league said in a statement<\/span><span class=\"gs-u-ml- gel-icon\" style=\"height:15px;width:15px;\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1.0\"><title data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1.0.0\">external-link<\/title><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0H12z\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1.0.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.3\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;We recognise the anxiety and mental strain that these pending investigations have caused and the trauma that many &#8211; including players and staff &#8211; are having to relive. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;We continue to admire their courage in coming forward to share their stories and influence all the changes necessary to keep moving our league forward.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".1l89c36r9a0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">The NWSL added that a joint investigation between the league and its players&#8217; association is ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/63125278?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NWSL players pause matches in show of solidarity last October Abuse and misconduct &#8220;had become systemic&#8221; in the United States&#8217; top-flight National Women&#8217;s Soccer League (NWSL), an independent investigation &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}