National Women's Soccer League commissioner is out amid scandal

NPR

National Women's Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird resigned after some 19 months on the job amid allegations that a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct. read more »

The NWSL scandal is horrific but women’s soccer is rife with sexual misconduct

THE GUARDIAN

The horrific stories about North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley – abuse that is alleged to have taken place while he was in charge at several top clubs in the National Women’s Soccer League – were personally triggering. I have heard countless accounts of harm in sport over the last few years, and the patterns in the stories of Riley’s abusive behavior – and those of his enablers – are strikingly familiar. read more »