NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird and general counsel Lisa Levine both removed from roles after player protests
Following player protests over the Paul Riley story and the decision to not play NWSL matches this weekend, Baird and Levine are both out.
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NWSL matches won’t be played this weekend following player protests on league inaction on Paul Riley
"Our entire league has a great deal of healing to do, and our players deserve so much better."
“Get it the fuck together, NWSL”: fervent player comments and muted league/team responses to Athletic article show reporting’s importance
A Meg Linehan article in The Athletic outlined a horrifying pattern of behavior from long-time NWSL coach Paul Riley, which led to his firing from the North Carolina Courage. But, as the article and many players noted, these reports were previously brought to NWSL teams and the league office, with little to no effect.
