Veteran National Women's Soccer League midfielder Sinead Farrelly says the support she has received since speaking out about alleged sexual misconduct by a coach and systemic problems in the league has 'given my pain purpose.'
has"given my pain purpose."
Sinead Farrelly #7 of Portland Thorns FC reacts to a loose ball against the Western New York Flash during the first half at Sahlen's Stadium on July 29, 2015 in Rochester, N.Y.Riley responded in writing to 23 questions from The Athletic, saying in an email that the majority of the allegations are"completely untrue."Riley wrote that he sometimes socialized with players and occasionally picked up bar tabs,"but I do not take them out drinking.
Shim said she had the full support of Team USA star Alex Morgan, who said Tuesday that the league"failed" Shim when she filed a complaint in 2015. The league said in a statement Sunday that it is"immediately launching several critical investigative and reform initiatives to protect players and staff, and the environments in which athletes live, train, and compete to give athletes the agency and ability to safely report misconduct of any form."
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