alex 🍊

usually furious (fcb fem, psg, bruins, phillies, eagles, dash) BLM

[CNN @CNN]

Fifteen of Spain's best women footballers have sent a letter asking not to be called up for the national team, saying the training methods of their head coach are harming their emotional states and health https://t.co/asiA6kyskw

[Lis Schendel Misses the Pac-12 @lis_ashlee]

I can’t find more besides this quick clip but this is just one instance of Katie that speaks of her character. It’s halftime, an absolutely brutal and intense game between the Surf and Cal Storm. Most players are taking a breather but Katie was playing keeper for some kids.

[Just Women’s Sports @justwsports]

Statement from Just Women’s Sports on the unexpected passing of Stanford Goalie Katie Meyer.

[Stanford Women's Soccer @StanfordWSoccer]

We love you, Katie. ❤️

[Stanford Cardinal 🌲🤓 @GoStanford]

The Stanford community has suffered an unimaginable loss. Our thoughts & love are with Katie’s family & friends. ❤️

[meg @OLfeminin]

i’m very concerned that the NWSL will circulate images of solidarity in the face of abuse to ‘support the players’ while not actually dismantling the system that has enabled abusers to get away with their actions for years

[Leigh Nieves @LeighNieves]

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I’m getting exhausted of reading statements every other day on this website. Walk the walk. Teams/the league shouldn’t have to tell people that they support the players. They just SHOULD support them. Hollow statements on Twitter mean nothing.

[alex 🍊 @dybbukdash]

trying not to lose sight of the fact that baird being ousted is much, much less than the bare minimum. the front office of every team that chose to shuffle predatory coaches around like the catholic church bear a great deal of responsibility in all of this

[Kai @hiyakaiya]

*actual footage* of the NWSL being shocked to hear about allegations that have been brought to their attention multiple times

[alex 🍊 @dybbukdash]

good fucking riddance

[Samantha Lewis @battledinosaur]

Holly. Burke. Riley. Benstiti. powerful, abusive male coaches shuffled around women's football like priests around parishes. the NWSL and its clubs are complicit in the suffering of these women athletes. this moment cannot be a flash in the pan; it MUST spark fundamental change.

[meg @OLfeminin]

well they aren’t going to go ‘that dyke in attendance’ are they

[alex 🍊 @dybbukdash]

as someone who recently came forward with evidence of sexual harassment at the hands of a (in my field) respected public figure, the league’s response to all of this is deeply disturbing. the entire nwsl management needs to go. this is a known pattern, and they just got caught.

[alex 🍊 @dybbukdash]

yeah it’s fucked up that these players are retraumatizing themselves because they weren’t taken seriously and their years and years of suffering are put behind a paywall. some things really, really shouldn’t have a price and this is one of them

[Amateur Menace @StallerAlex]

The Thorns found out and stayed publicly silent, but:

The @NWSL knew and didn't sanction him.
The Sahlens knew and hired him anyway.
The Courage knew and kept him anyway.

No trophy should be worth the danger he represents to players.

There needs to be a reckoning.

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The NWSL choosing organizations like SafeSport to deal with abuse allegations and Rise to Win (founded by Trump fundraiser Steve Ross) to deal with racism allegations reveals a league that's still making errors now after so many systemic failures led it to this point.

[Ryan Rosenblatt @RyanRosenblatt]

A lot of the horrific things happening in NWSL sure do have ties to Merritt Paulson

[SkyE Hussle AKA The 🥁🎷Evangalist 🚨👁👁🌤🚨 @skyfyefutbol]

I want that to be clear because before one goes “my league would never” yours is too. They may have a big name or some funds but same shit. There needs to be global cleaning of houses because many badly behaving individuals find havens in woso due to the lack of accountability