Following Monday’s revelation of the results from an independent investigation into the scandals involving systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League, players spoke out against owners who oversaw and allowed such abuse to take place.
The investigation, helmed by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and the law firm King & Spaulding, found that abuse throughout the league was “rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players.”
“It’s my belief that when serious allegations are brought to you and you ignore us,” Angel City FC’s Sydney Leroux wrote. “You should have absolutely nothing to do with this sport ever again. Period.”
