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Alex Brotherton

Lauren Hemp and Man City Women demand players are protected following NWSL abuse

Lauren Hemp and her Manchester City teammates reiterated their support for victims of abuse in football as the fallout from revelations in the United States continues.

Earlier this month an independent report - dubbed the Yates Report - found that verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct "has become systemic" in the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's football in the US.

The findings of the inquiry, led by lawyer and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, prompted US Soccer to say it would move immediately to implement reform. Over the past few weeks a number of figures at clubs implemented in the scandal have resigned.

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