Laura Ricketts part of group planning to buy Red Stars The Cubs co-owner also has an ownership stake in the WNBA’s Sky. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2023
Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening Six years into its mission to remedy the sex-abuse crisis in Olympic sports, the U.S. Center for SafeSport is struggling The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023
US Soccer players call on Congress to reform SafeSport Center A group of more than 100 U.S. soccer players is calling on Congress to improve the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which is tasked with protecting athletes The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Owner Arnim Whisler has begun process of selling his stake in Red Stars One source familiar with the situation said it’s very early in the process and the club is still actively looking for interested investors. The biggest change since October is Whisler’s willingness to sell. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2022
How Sophia Smith Has Risen to the Top of Women’s Soccer Having conquered the NWSL with a championship and the title of MVP, the young Thorns star is ready to take on the pressure that awaits the USWNT. Sports Illustrated · Nov 8, 2022
Members of Congress Call for U.S. Soccer to Cooperate With Investigation The open letter from Congress members comes following an independent investigation found systemic abuse throughout the league. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2022
Mana Shim to head new taskforce amid 'systemic' abuse in USA women's football The ex-Portland Thorns midfielder will chair the taskforce which has been set up in the wake of at report into the culture of abuse and misconduct in the NWSL Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022
The Thorns overcome off-field challenges to win National Women's Soccer League title Sophia Smith, the season's Most Valuable Player, scored early, and the Thorns won took their third NWSL title with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current. WEKU · Oct 30, 2022
The NWSL’s Failures Are a Familiar Turn in an Endless Cycle of Abuse The Yates report was not the first time we’ve seen widespread misconduct hidden in sports, and it almost certainly won’t be the last. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27, 2022
USA Curling is in open revolt over its CEO Members of a diversity, equity and inclusion panel are calling for the firing of CEO Jeff Plush over his handling of sexual abuse allegations when he was head of the women's pro soccer league. WEKU · Oct 21, 2022
Joanna Lohman ‘was fooled by Paul Riley’ in Philadelphia, where he allegedly coerced her teammates PHILADELPHIA — In the vast swirl of emotions that followed U.S. Soccer’s investigation of alleged abuse in the NWSL, two similar forms flowed next to each other. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022
‘Lean on each other’ – how USWNT players are dealing with abuse report Three of the USA team talk about what must happen after the Sally Yates report revealed ‘systemic’ abuse in the NWSL The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
NWSL’s Red Stars Players Demand Owner Sell Team Chicago’s board of directors voted to remove Whisler last week over his handling of claims of emotional and verbal abuse from players against former manager Rory Dames. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
England 2-1 USA: women’s international football friendly – as it happened Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway got the goals that did for the World Champions in front of a sell-out 90,000 crowd at Wembley The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022 Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn call for removal of NWSL owners mentioned in Yates report “It’s my opinion that every owner and executive and U.S. soccer official who has repeatedly failed to protect the players, hidden behind legalities and have not participated fully in these investigations should be gone.”
Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2022 The USWNT Is Used to Shouldering Dark Times What should have been a celebratory week for women’s soccer ahead of Friday’s friendly at Wembley Stadium has been soured by damning revelations within the sport.
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022 Megan Rapinoe says NWSL had ‘zero guard rails’ to protect players from abuse Megan Rapinoe and her teammates are ‘emotionally exhausted’ after the release of the Sally Yates report into emotional and sexual abuse in the NWSL
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 6, 2022 Editorial: It's time for men in positions of power to understand the boundaries with women There has to come a tipping point when sports organizations — or, really, any entity in which men hold power over women — recognize the need for safeguards to protect women from abuse and exploitation. Perhaps just as important is that women’s and girls’ voices be heard when they complain,…
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2022 Red Stars Board of Directors wants to facilitate sale of Arnim Whisler’s shares The Red Stars board is comprised of Dean Egerter, Abel Lezcano, Colleen Mares (Advisory Board Co-Chair), Kim Vender Moffat, Brian Walsh, Kevin Willer doesn’t intend to stop there.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Lindsey Horan: NWSL report must not be end point to abuse investigation ‘It’s not just the NWSL, this is women’s football in general,’ warned the US international after the Sally Yates report revealed emotional abuse and sexual misconduct across multiple teams
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022 England’s Lucy Bronze calls for report on abuse within women’s game to be moment for change Lucy Bronze has praised the bravery of players for speaking out after an investigation released this week found abuse and misconduct within women’s professional soccer in the United States had become “systemic”.
Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022 Former NC Courage coach Paul Riley part of ‘systematic’ mistreatment in women’s soccer, report finds An independent investigation of professional women’s soccer that focused on three former head coaches, including Paul Riley of the North Carolina Courage, found systemic abuse of players and a failure of oversight.
The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2022 USWNT players ‘horrified, exhausted and really angry’ after NWSL abuse report US captain Becky Sauerbrunn has demanded radical reform after an investigation found sexual misconduct had become systemic in North America
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2022 Red Stars one of three organizations that failed to fully cooperate with abuse investigation, report finds Report finds Arnim Whisler refused to accept Rory Dames resignation following claims of abuse in 2014.
Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2022 Reports finds systemic abuse in US women’s football Abuse in US National Women’s Soccer League rooted in culture that normalises ‘abusive coaching’, independent probe says.