The National Women’s Soccer League on Monday permanently banned four former coaches and took action against other individuals and most of its clubs for widespread misconduct detailed in two investigations late last year.
Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke will not be allowed to work in the league again, and fellow coach Craig Harrington will remain ineligible for two years, the league announced.
Alyse LaHue, a former team executive, also received a two-year penalty, while ex-coaches Farid Benstiti, James Clarkson and Vera Pauw could return only by meeting specified conditions, such as “acknowledging wrongdoing and accepting personal responsibility for inappropriate conduct.” Since October, Amanda Cromwell and her Orlando assistants Sam Greene and Aline Reis have faced the same conditions.
The fines will go toward expanded mental health resources, enhanced coaching education and development and other programs, the league said. Riley and Dames were at the center of the investigations after numerous players, in stories appearing in The Washington Post and the Athletic, described inappropriate conduct spanning several years. Riley coached Portland and North Carolina before being fired by the Courage in September 2021, and Dames resigned two months later.for verbal abuse.
The heaviest team fines were levied against Chicago and Portland, both of which were put on the market late last year after their respective owners, Arnim Whisler and Merritt Paulson, were implicated in the scandals.
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