RALEIGH, N.C. — A joint league-union report on widespread misconduct in women’s professional soccer released Wednesday includes new allegations against former North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley.
Kaleigh Kurtz, a Courage player since 2018, told investigators she raised complaints to team officials about Riley’s actions, which included him peppering her with questions about her dating life, him talking about his sexual preferences and chiding her about her weight by calling her “chubby.”
Kurtz eventually asked to be traded, calling the 2019 Courage season playing for Riley a “hellfire,” according to the report.
