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Level. so were working with all of our membership and with the nwsl and our womens national team who play tonight in england to really start to address these processes and really doing everything that we can from a federation standpoint to lead the change in this area. >> retaliation was a big issue. thats probably the reason that so many people maybe did not report. and despite the fact that there was retaliation, a lot of people did report and they were just ignored. thats what this report fou...

Place and take immediate actions, as well as actions over the next year to make sure we can change this dynamic and make sure no woman or girl regardless of the level of play is subjected to this abuse. >> the findings about the younger players, i think that was one of the most alarming parts of this, quote, abuse in the nwsl is rooted in a deeper culture in womens soccer beginning in youth leagues. youre talking about, yes, this is systemic but it seemed like the problem is that theres no escap...

Scotland this is knockout football. fail to win tonight and the world cup dream will be over. lydia campbell, bbc news. were going stay with womens footy because tomorrow night at wembley — the european champions take on the world champions in a friendly — thats england v the usa in front of a sell—out crowd. and although itll always be fiercly competitive, the lionesses have pledged to show support for the americans, following the shocking inquiry which uncovered systemic abuse and miscon...

All right. a damning investigation finds systemic abuse and sexual misconduct by womens soccer coaches at the top levels of this sport. andy scholes has this mornings bleacher report. what did they find, andy? >> reporter: the report led by former acting attorney general yates was based on more than 200 interviews found that they failed to provide a safe environment for players. this comes a year after players refused to compete in games saying their complaints and allegations were ignored and o...

Pages long. its very detailed and explicit. it gives us a glimpse of the really ugly side of the national womens soccer league. it makes very clear that the people who ran that league didnt do enough to protect their players. >> reporter: a damaging look behind the scenes of the national womens soccer league, as a new report describes years of verbal and emotional abuse, and sexual misconduct within the organization. calling it systemic, spanning multiple teams, coaches and victims. investigator...

Believe, a player over to look at allegedly game tape, ended up watching porn and that is one of the horrific details were seeing. the womens national team players association said it should not have taken an independent investigation to bring light to these practices. tell us more about what struck you from what i think is fair to call a bombshell report that is out today. >> i think what really strikes me about this entire situation is its more than one person, one player, one coach. who knew ...

An independent investigation into the NWSL found widespread emotional abuse and sexual misconduct.

U.s. soccer has a limitation in how much they can actually say this needs to get done. it ultimately falls to the nwsl in terms of both disciplinary action and then setting policies moving forward, so what i think were really waiting to see is the full investigation from the league and the players association before that happens. >> meg linehan from the "athletic," thank you very much. with just about five weeks now until election day, a new nbc news telemundo poll shows republicans may be cut...

To earn a playoff spot as an expansion team is an amazing feat. San Diego Wave FC is the first one ever to do it in the history of the National Women's Soccer...

Interesting matchup tonight with North Carolina fighting for a playoff spot San Diego already in the playoffs but it’s their last home game … look for fireworks and ...