by admin | Sep 4, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The thrill of making history isn’t supposed to sour. It is the moment, the magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime feat, that should be the cause of time standing still; cameras panning in slow motion to the overachievers lifting the prize won, ticker tape falling like magic...
by admin | Aug 30, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The fallout from Luis Rubiales’ unacceptable actions between Spain winning the Women’s World Cup final on Aug. 20 and today will continue for a long time to come. So too will the accusations and counter-accusations. But the way in which Spain’s World...
by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign on Monday because of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup, including kissing a player on the lips after Spain won the championship match. The heads of the...
by admin | Feb 3, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Three former U.S. snowboarders sued their former coach, the national snowboarding federation and the U.S. Olympic Committee on Thursday alleging sexual abuse that was covered up by the two sporting bodies, court documents showed. Rosey Fletcher, Erin O’Malley...
by admin | Jan 31, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
U.S. Soccer has introduced a Safe Soccer program that will require comprehensive vetting of individuals involved in the sport as the federation continues to address its investigation into coach misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Safe Soccer program...
by admin | Jan 20, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
At the core of its response to revelations of rampant and systemic abusethroughout its sport, the U.S. Soccer Federation is developing a “safe soccer certification” program that, it hopes, will curtail coach misconduct at all levels of the game. In the aftermath of...
by admin | Jan 10, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Four former NWSL coaches, Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke, were permanently banned from all participation in the league on Monday as commissioner Jessica Berman handed down discipline based on last month’s joint investigative report...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
After scoring the goal which won her injury-ravaged team a crucial point in the UEFA Women’s Champions League away to Juventus last night, Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema implored those in control of the women’s game to take better care of their athletes...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and 43 other members of Congress published an open letter to U.S. Soccer calling for the organization’s cooperation with an investigation into systemic abuse across the NWSL. The letter was issued approximately a month...
by admin | Oct 25, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Officials of bodybuilding’s two premier federations have been sexually exploiting female athletes for decades — pressuring them to pose for nude photographs, posting those photos to soft-core pornography sites, and, at times, manipulating contest results in favor of...
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