An investigation has found that emotional and sexual abuse was systematic in the National Women’s Soccer League following a number of scandals coming to light last season.
The independent review of the scandals discovered sexual and emotional misconduct affecting several teams, coaches, and players, the report released on Monday revealed.
Former acting US Attorney General Sally Yates wrote in the report that “abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players”.
The investigation was commissioned by US Soccer and the review was carried out by Ms Yates and the King & Spaulding law firm, according to the Associated Press.
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