The state of the National Women’s Soccer League is dire after the release of an explosive report from former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates detailing the league’s failure to protect its players from systemic abuse.
Here in Chicago, according to the findings, Red Stars majority owner Arnim Whisler ignored reports of mental and emotional abuse at the hands of former coach Rory Dames. While he turned a blind eye, the players kept working, enduring abusive environments in which Dames allegedly called Black players thugs and others trailer trash in pursuit of their dreams in the NWSL.
