NWSL issues series of bans, fines following sexual abuse probe

Disgraced former Portland Thorns and Former North Carolina Courage head coach Paul Riley. (Getty Images)
Disgraced former Portland Thorns and Former North Carolina Courage head coach Paul Riley. (Getty Images)

The National Women's Soccer League has permanently banned former head coaches Paul Riley, ​​​​​​Christy Holly, Rory Dames, and Richie Burke, and issued a further series of hard-hitting suspensions and fines in an attempt to take "corrective action" following a joint investigation with the NWSL Players Association into leaguewide misconduct.

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