Megan Rapinoe

According to the damning report issued Monday by former U.S. Attorney Sally Yates, Red Stars owner Arnim Whisler and Thorns owner Merritt Paulson were both told ...

US soccer has been marred by reports of verbal, emotional, and sexual abuse of players on the women's national team.

Worldwide, we need to be doing better.” Rapinoe said “it means everything” to have their words of encouragement. England player Beth Mead said she was “sickened” to hear about the situation. The fact that it took so long for anything to come out or be done about this ongoing abuse is a testament to the reasons so many women do not speak up at all. One of the most regrettable parts of this story is that no one seems to be surprised. “From the entire landscape of women’s sports, nobody ever wants to see anything like this,” said Rapinoe.

LONDON - US star Megan Rapinoe has urged football authorities to use the "horrifying" revelations of systemic sexual abuse and misconduct in the American ...

"I don't think that Merritt Paulson's fit to be the owner of that team. "When I found out, I was sickened by the situation," she said. From Fifa's standpoint, as stewards of the game, they have a responsibility to do everything in their power to make sure players feel safe." "We've had to shoulder a lot, whether it was the lawsuit, equal pay or kneeling. Hopefully this can be a moment in time to make sure this kind of thing never happens again." "Even when you know some of the information, to have it spelt out plainly like that is horrible.