The NWSL commissioned their own independent investigation through another law firm, Covington and Barling. That report is still in the works and is talking to people and assembling probably again tens of thousands of documents. US Soccer themselves has taken some immediate steps but you have to remember they're also limited by their member organizations.
Allegations of misconduct have rocked US women’s soccer for the last year. The Athletic’s Steph Yang breaks down a new report on the degree to which league officials ignored complaints and protected abusers.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices