Women’s soccer: USA; coach accused of abuse, Fifa investigates

(ANSA) – ROME, OCTOBER 02 – Fifa announces that it has opened a “preliminary investigation” into the case of coach Paul Riley, accused of sexual abuse by two former players and exonerated by the North Carolina Courage, a club owned by Naomi Osaka who plays in the first division of US women’s football (Nwsl). Meanwhile, the commissioner of the same league, Lisa Baird, after having decided to stop the matches for this weekend, has resigned, accepted by the Nwsl. The women’s league itself makes it known through its official channels. Saying in a note “deeply concerned” by the reports made by several players in the United States, FIFA anticipates that “it will contact the respective parties, including Us Soccer (the US Football Association) and Nwsl, for more information” regarding the “allegations of abuse that have been raised “. In this sense, “Fifa’s position is clear: anyone found guilty of misconduct and abuse in the world of football will be brought to justice, sanctioned and removed from the game”. The International Football Federation then underlines that it “takes extremely seriously any allegation of misconduct that will be reported and that it will continue to collaborate with the competent national and international authorities regarding any allegations or reports made in confidence to Fifa about abuse or misconduct. in football “. (HANDLE).

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