Manchester United Women’s head coach Marc Skinner has vowed to help protect players in English Football. The National Women’s Soccer League’s abuse and wrongdoing “had become systemic,” according to an independent inquiry, and US Soccer announced last week that it would act quickly to implement reform (NWSL). The Yates Report, so named for the woman who oversaw the investigation, attorney and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, has caused a number of resignations and contract terminations as a result of its publication.
“We must keep evolving and changing in order to prevent anyone else from going through what we have. We cannot permit players, personnel, or anybody else involved in the workplace to suffer through this,” Manchester United Women’s head coach Marc Skinner said. “Therefore, in my opinion, Manchester United will continue to put the player at the heart of all it does and provide them with the best possible support. Of course, I believe that coaching standards and coaching assistance must continue to advance. There are obvious right and wrong actions. Humans are aware that there are unmistakable right and wrong actions.”
On Sunday, Skinner’s team plays home to Brighton in their first matchback from the international break. Many of the American athletes who took the field against England in the NWSL friendly game last Friday at Wembley had previously opened up about the turbulence the report had shown and sparked. Players from both sides held up a placard that read, “Protect the players,” while donning symbolic teal armbands. Alessia Russo, a striker, was absent from Sarina Wiegman’s starting lineup for the Lionesses because of an injury she sustained prior to that encounter and Tuesday’s 0-0 tie with the Czech Republic. According to Skinner, the 23-year-old will not be available when United hosts the Seagulls this weekend.
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