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The Red Stars are tasked with once again putting their issues aside for a game as they make their seventh consecutive playoff appearance Sunday, playing the San Diego Wave on the road.
Kim Vendor Moffat will replace Whisler as board chair, and Mike Ernst will serve as interim chief business officer.
Merritt Paulson removed himself Tuesday in the wake of an investigation that found abusive behavior, misconduct and administrative failure throughout the women’s pro soccer league.
Women’s sports are facing a larger issue, one that’s reflective of society as a whole: the conditioning of women to accept abuse.
“It’s my opinion that every owner and executive and U.S. soccer official who has repeatedly failed to protect the players, hidden behind legalities and have not participated fully in these investigations should be gone.”
The Red Stars board doesn’t intend to stop there.
Arnim Whisler to step aside from governing control of NWSL team.
Report finds Arnim Whisler refused to accept Rory Dames’ resignation after claims of abuse in 2014.
The investigation focused on three former coaches: Rory Dames of the Red Stars , Paul Riley of the North Carolina Courage and Christy Holly of Racing Louisville.
Advocates have long insisted that, contrary to what the naysayers would have you believe, there’s a market for women’s sports. They just needed the right platform. Ratings the last few years have proven that to be true.
The championship game will be aired nationally in prime time for the first time in the 10-year-old league’s history.
If not for Slonina’s impending move, Saturday would’ve already been a positive moment for soccer in this area as the Fire and Red Stars played on the same day in the same venue for the first time since 2019.
The Fire were unable to win four straight games for the first time since 2017. The Red Stars ran their winless streak to three.
Beyond the games, Red Stars executive Vicky Lynch called the Fire-Red Stars connection mutually beneficial.
Alex Morgan converted a penalty in the 78th minute, and the USWNT won the CONCACAF W Championship 1-0 over Canada.
The United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 in the semifinals Thursday night on goals from Emily Sonnett, Mallory Pugh and Ashley Sanchez.
The federation announced separate collective bargaining agreements through December 2028 with the unions for both national teams on Wednesday, ending years of often acrimonious negotiations.
Not to tell coach Billy Donovan how to do his job, but we suggest dialing up a game plan that doesn’t involve falling behind by three touchdowns in the first quarter.
Since Rory Dames was allowed to resign in November, the organization has hired a new coach Chris Petrucelli, a human resources administrator who players can report any transgressions to and the traded captain Julie Ertz and local star Sarah Gorden to Angel City FC.
Berman officially starts her four-year term with the NWSL on April 20.
Red Stars chief business officer Vicky Lynch regrets the club’s decisions following Dames’ departure and the fact that they did not publicly address their plans for rebuilding the organization into a positive and safe environment for all employees.
The Americans won the annual four-team soccer tournament for the third straight year.
The U.S. Soccer Federation committed to providing an equal rate of pay for the women’s and men’s national teams — including World Cup bonuses — subject to collective bargaining agreements with the unions that separately represent the women and men.
Fan groups have called for Whisler to sell his majority stake in the franchise after reports of abuse that preceded coach Rory Dames’ resignation, but he said no one has inquired about buying him out.
There have been calls by different fan groups for Whisler to sell his majority stake in the Red Stars and certain minority owners have expressed their displeasure in Whisler’s lack of accountability.
Dames was investigated by police in Arlington Heights in 1998 after a former player said he inappropriately touched her when she was underage.
The extension with the 19-year-old daughter of former Bulls great Dennis Rodman is worth at least $1.1 million over four years, according to the Washington Post.
Less than 24 hours after Rory Dames’ sudden resignation as Red Stars coach, the Washington Post published a report Monday detailing claims of Dames’ verbal and emotional abuse of his players.
The move comes two days after the club’s loss in the NWSL championship match.