Courage Fire Coach, as NWSL Players Speak of Sexual Coercion

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The North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League fired coach Paul Riley on Thursday in the wake of former players alleging publicly for the first time that Riley engaged in sexual coercion that spanned several teams and more than a decade.

The report from The Athletic, which was picked up by Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post and other outlets, detailed a 2011 incident in which former player Sinead Farrelly alleges Riley coerced her into having sex with him and spending the night in his room. The sexual coercion toward Farrelly, who is now retired, continued during the offseason, while she played for a semi-pro team Riley coached on Long Island in 2012, she said.

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