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 | Oct 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Merritt Mathias was drafted by FC Kansas City in 2013, the inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The former Texas A&M defender went on to win a title with KC in 2014. She was traded to the Seattle Reign the following season, and she...
by admin | Oct 10, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the NWSL players who linked arms 6 minutes into their games this week to stand up against sexual misconduct in the league. #NoMoreSilence ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to USA Fencing, where three...
by admin | Oct 6, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Former National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) player Mana Shim has accused former coach Paul Riley of being a “predator” who “sexually harassed” her. Riley was fired by the North Carolina Courage last week after an investigative report by...
by admin | Oct 5, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
USWNT and Orlando Pride striker Alex Morgan on Tuesday called for the National Women’s Soccer League to end the systemic failure that led to a decade of alleged sexual harassment of players by some league coaches. The North Carolina Courage last week fired coach...
by admin | Oct 4, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The United States Soccer Federation is launching an independent investigation into alleged “abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women’s professional soccer.” “U.S. Soccer takes seriously its responsibility to vigorously investigate the...
by admin | Oct 4, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird resigned Friday in the wake of a sexual misconduct scandal involving a high-profile coach and growing criticism of the league’s handling of it and other cases of alleged abuse. The league confirmed that it had...
by admin | Oct 4, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Alex Morgan brought the receipts. NWSL, commissioner Lisa Baird and other team executives can be sympathetic. Their sentiments can even be genuine. But what’s done can’t be erased by a crafted statement. Especially when those statements are effectively rendered...
by admin | Oct 3, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the WNBA and the efforts they’ve made to get and educate about the covid vaccine. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Coach Paul Riley, who has been accused of sexual coercion spanning multiple...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association has called for an investigation into allegations spanning over a decade of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’ weight and sexual orientation against North Carolina Courage coach...
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