{"id":2001557,"date":"2021-10-01T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=2001557"},"modified":"2021-10-02T07:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T05:44:19","slug":"national-womens-soccer-league-cancels-upcoming-games-amid-abuse-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/de\/2021\/10\/national-womens-soccer-league-cancels-upcoming-games-amid-abuse-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"National Women\u2019s Soccer League Cancels Upcoming Games Amid Abuse Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top soccer league has been rocked by allegations of abusive and inappropriate behavior by coaches toward its players.<\/b>
\nThe National Women\u2019s Soccer League announced Friday it is calling off all matches scheduled for this weekend as it grapples with recently raised allegations of abusive behavior and sexual misconduct by coaches toward players in the league. \u201cThis week, and much of this season, has been incredibly traumatic for our players and staff, and I take full responsibility for the role I have played,\u201d Baird said in the Thursday announcement. \u201cOur entire league has a great deal of healing to do, and our players deserve so much better.\u201d This is a breaking news story and will be updated. \u201cNWSL players speak out amid abuse claims: \u2018Burn it all down\u2019\u201d (The Washington Post) \u201c\u2019This guy has a pattern\u2019: Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion\u201d (The Athletic)<\/p>\n