Julia Poe writes: 'No other team investigated by (Sally) Yates quite matched the institutional failure of the Chicago Red Stars.'
— an independent investigation headed by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and the law firm of King & Spaulding commissioned after a series of scandals last year.
Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames talks with players during a scrimmage near Toyota Park on July 20, 2017, in Bridgeview. “Rory was good at getting to know you as a person. … He’d take that knowledge to completely shatter your world and use it as leverage,” one player detailed in the report. “He would tear you down to your core in that way, in such a straight-faced, terrifying way . ... that gets into your soul.
For years, players such as Christen Press begged the Red Stars, the NWSL and the U.S. Soccer Federation to intervene. For years, their pain was shrugged off and disbelieved.At every turn, Dames and Whisler pushed all blame back onto the players, telling investigators and members of the U.S. Soccer Federation that all reports of abuse stemmed from U.S. national team players’ desire to destroy the league.
About 75% of NWSL players make less than $31,000 per year, reliant on their teams for housing in high-priced markets such as Chicago. One of the players who reported harassment by Dames made only $14,000 as a rookie. These players relied fully upon teams such as the Red Stars — for their livelihoods, their futures, their positions in the sport.
These players are professionals, but they still are children. How can we promise their protection? How can we safeguard their youth when the league has fought tooth and nail to secure the longevity of its coaches rather than the safety of its players?
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