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Women Soccer Players Fight Against Abuse

Women Soccer Players Fight Against Abuse

FromWhat A Day


Women Soccer Players Fight Against Abuse

FromWhat A Day

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Players across the National Women’s Soccer League have recently gone public with stories of verbal, emotional, and sexual abuse and harassment. Following these reports of abuse, the league cancelled all five games scheduled for last weekend. And when games resumed on Wednesday, the saga culminated with dramatic moments of silent protests at all league matches. Meg Linehan, who covers the world of women’s soccer for The Athletic, joins us to discuss the developing story. 
And in headlines: the Senate voted to raise the country’s debt ceiling for now, Pfizer-BioNTech asked the FDA to authorize its vaccine for emergency use in kids 5-11, and Biden signs an executive order today to protect national monuments shrunk in size by Trump.

Show Notes:
The Athletic: “‘This guy has a pattern’: Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion” – https://bit.ly/3oJ5TVs
The Athletic’s Meg Linehan – https://twitter.com/itsmeglinehan

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Released:
Oct 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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