Yesterday was a whirlwind of news, most of it bad, about the local soccer concerns. Let’s just go ahead and jump right into it.
‘He made me hate soccer’: Players say they left NWSL’s Spirit over coach’s verbal abuse
At least four former Washington Spirit players, including Kaiya McCullough, talked to the Washington Post about the verbal abuse they suffered at the hands of former coach Richie Burke, who resigned this week claiming “health reasons.” That explanation looks laughable now. Burke subjected members of his team to verbal, emotional, and racial abuse, driving four players to quit soccer altogether.