BHUBANESWAR: The US and India are on very different levels as footballing nations, in the men's as well the women's game. But just like the hijab controversy and the ensuing protests in Iran, which the women in India can well identify with, the systemic abuse of young woman footballers in the sport and the subsequent protests also find resonance here.
While an independent report released last week revealed the systemic player abuse within women's professional football structure in the US, and that the NWSL and governing body US Soccer failed to adequately protect the players, in June in India, U-17 assistant coach Alex Ambrose was accused of alleged sexual misconduct with one of the team members during an exposure trip and was later suspended by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
