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here, queer, part time woso stan

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Gotham FC vs Angel City FC - September 7, 2025

Photos by Jordan Bank/NWSL via Getty and Ira L. Black/NWSL via Getty Images

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Honestly shows how toxic the culture is throughout the league when you've got 5 coaches resigned/fired because abuse in one year...

Rory Dames, Richie Burke, Christy Holly, Paul Riley and Farid Benstiti need to be put some kind of no hire list and banned from working in soccer, or with women, again.

[more-cptham]

GOOD GET ALL THESE FUCKERS OUT!

[dreamonrose]

‘Nobody cares’: NWSL players say U.S. Soccer failed to act on abuse claims against Red Stars coach

Several players told The Post that Rory Dames, the longest-tenured coach in the NWSL, was verbally and emotionally abusive, and that U.S. Soccer ignored players’ complaints. Dames resigned Monday.

“I think Rory emotionally abuses players,” Christen Press, a U.S. national team star and former player for the Red Stars, wrote in notes compiled for a formal complaint about Dames, which was reviewed by The Post. “He doesn’t have a safe distance between himself and his players. He uses his power and status as the coach to manipulate players and get close to them.” Becca Roux, executive director of the national team player’s union, confirmed that the contents of the complaint were reported to U.S. Soccer in early 2018.

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“I think Rory emotionally abuses players,” Christen Press, a U.S. national team star and former player for the Red Stars, wrote in notes compiled for a formal complaint about Dames, which was reviewed by The Post. “He doesn’t have a safe distance between himself and his players. He uses his power and status as the coach to manipulate players and get close to them.” Becca Roux, executive director of the national team player’s union, confirmed that the contents of the complaint were reported to U.S. Soccer in early 2018.

Press is among seven players who told The Post they believed Dames had been emotionally abusive to them or their teammates, including five players who said they sought to be traded or leave the team because of it. Some spoke on the condition of anonymity, fearing that speaking publicly could jeopardize their future in women’s soccer, where most coaches, general managers and team executives are men.

“Things were happening that were inappropriate,” Press said in an interview. “But I’d been told to be quiet, that this was fine.”

After The Post presented the Red Stars with a summary of players’ claims, a team spokeswoman, Natalie Bauer Luce, issued a statement that vowed an “independent review of player health and safety and the team’s work culture,” but did not address specific allegations. Hours later, the team announced Dames would resign.

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[dreamonrose]

fuck us soccer, sunil gulati, rory dames, arnim whisler and the army of mfers who have been defending that trash ass club for years

[rookieforlife]

“The best coaches attack the problems, not the players.” 💁🏾‍♀️

[dreamonrose]

and idgaf tbh because we got called insane for speaking out against crs but i’d go as far as to say that some of the people acting shocked right now KNEW and still decided to shit on these players just because they didn’t like them. fuck them too.

[j1sheath]

I hope every racist motherfucker who went after cp for the Houston trade has a horrible day btw

She literally reported abuse at chicago, played for 3 more years, and then was essentially revenge traded and took agency over her career after being hurt and the entire fandom decided she was a ‘spoiled diva/brat’ and I hope y’all pay for that because no player deserves to feel unheard and hurt for trying to take agency. That reaction prevented so many from attempting the same. fuck you.

[chrvstenpress]

she’s had no rest for nearly the entirety of her career, if not her entire career. from her rookie experience with magicjack to the league folding and having to go abroad to the crs situation to the dash situation and going abroad again to her mom’s situation to the louisville situation and everything in between that we don’t know about. she has never had rest. it’s about damn time that she takes all the time she needs and everyone lets her.

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AGREED!

[carolgoddamnvers]

The Washington Post just released an article about Rory Dames’s abuse of his players. I’m using my subscription to gift this article so hopefully people are able to read it. Huge trigger warning for emotional abuse.

https://wapo.st/3r8TCKS

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And people still reacted badly when she tried to take some agency over her own career and where she played...

Source

[more-cptham]

Gulati was the BIGGEST ENABLER OF ABUSERS in USSF!! WHY IS HE STILL IN POWER?? no seriously, what is this man’s story and how can we get him OUT???

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Honestly shows how toxic the culture is throughout the league when you've got 5 coaches resigned/fired because abuse in one year...

Rory Dames, Richie Burke, Christy Holly, Paul Riley and Farid Benstiti need to be put some kind of no hire list and banned from working in soccer, or with women, again.

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[rookieforlife]

If Christen doesn’t put her name, and Jen Hoy, this story loses relevance. You’re conscious, right? You need a name, she fucking cares. She always cared.

[rookieforlife]

And Dream, Sam Johnson.

[dreamonrose]

she refused to play for another abusive coach and people said that she was a diva and that she didn’t like the weather i really cannot wrap my head around the bullshit cp had to go through

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