For nearly a decade, the Chicago Red Stars and the National Women’s Soccer League sold fans and players a lie.
Women’s soccer teams at large have long staked their advertising on the idea of inspiring young girls to dream bigger. The sentiment can feel corny at best, patronizing at worst. It’s also a complete fabrication.
The reality of professional women’s soccer in the U.S. is a nightmare, proved by the release last week of the Yates report — an independent investigation headed by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and the law firm of King & Spaulding commissioned after a series of scandals last year.
