BREAKING: U.S. Soccer and the NWSL failed to provide a safe environment for players and repeatedly ignored players’ allegations of abuse and inappropriate behavior by coaches for years, Sally Yates' investigation finds.
failed to provide a safe environment for players and repeatedly ignored players’ allegations of abuse and inappropriate behavior by coaches over many years, according to an independent investigation commissioned by the federation, the findings of which were released on Monday.
The investigation was led by former attorney general Sally Q. Yates, working with law firm King & Spalding. The executive summary of the report states the team conducted well over 200 interviews of players, coaches, owners and front office staff from current and former NWSL teams and current and former U.S. Soccer Federation personnel. Over 100 of those interviewed were former NWSL and U.S.
The resulting 173-page report extensively documents multiple specific incidents of coach misbehavior, as well as the systems that enabled such behavior to exist for years, sometimes as an “open secret.
“Teams, the league, and the federation not only repeatedly failed to respond appropriately when confronted with player reports and evidence of abuse, they also failed to institute basic measures to prevent and address it, even as some leaders privately acknowledged the need for workplace protections,” reads the report.
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