Sofia Freja News Today

In the first home game since the release of the Yates report, fan groups turned their focus from the front office to the field of play

When Tina Ettlin, a member of the Rose City Riveters steering committee, began reading the report on US Soccer’s independent investigation of abuse in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on Monday, she was horrified. The investigation, led by former US Attorney General Sally Yates, found that Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson and president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson enabled former Thorns manager Paul Riley’s alleged abuse of Thorns players and protected him in its afterm...