The independent investigation into player abuse in women's professional soccer found a long list of failures by National Women's Soccer League coaches and executives, as well as the United States Soccer Federation itself.
The independent investigation into player abuse in women's professional soccer found a long list of failures by National Women's Soccer League coaches and executives, as well as the United States Soccer Federation itself.
Holly then proceeded to put his hand"down her pants and up her shirt." Simon would try to"tightly cross her legs and push him away, laughing to avoid angering him," adds the report, stating that when her teammate picked her up to drive home, Simon broke down crying."There are too many athletes who still suffer in silence because they are scared that no one will help them or hear them," Simon said in a statement through a spokesperson.
The report stated:"Players described a pattern of sexually charged comments, unwanted sexual advances and sexual touching, and coercive sexual intercourse." "Teams, the League, and the Federation not only repeatedly failed to respond appropriately when confronted with player reports and evidence of abuse, they also failed to institute basic measures to prevent and address it, even as some leaders privately acknowledged the need for workplace protections," the report read.
ESPN also reported that later, when Riley was in contention for the managerial position for the U.S. women's national team, Thorns owner Merritt Paulson told North Carolina Courage counterpart Steve Malik it would be"a good idea" for Riley to withdraw. The Yates report details how following"at least fourteen conversations among eleven people at the Federation, the League, the Portland Thorns, and the NC Courage, Riley publicly withdrew himself from consideration.
"In general, teams, the NWSL, and USSF appear to have prioritized concerns of legal exposure to litigation by coaches -- and the risk of drawing negative attention to the team or League -- over player safety and well-being," the report stated.Even in cases where the federation and/or the league was aware of the misconduct, the report adds, it typically did nothing to correct the team's inaccurate description or minimized the coach's misconduct.
The report also recommended that the USSF should require the NWSL to"conduct timely investigations into allegations of abuse, impose appropriate discipline, and immediately disseminate investigation outcomes." The investigation was initiated on Oct. 2, 2021, a day after The Athletic report was published. The USSF retained Yates and the law firm King & Spalding to conduct an investigation. A parallel investigation is also being conducted by the NWSL and the NWSL Players Association. A source with knowledge of the Yates investigation acknowledged that while the two investigations did share information on occasion, they were done separately.
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