Two former players have come forward with allegations that National Women's Soccer League head coach Paul Riley coerced them into sexual acts while serving as their coach.
Riley, who is currently the head coach of the North Carolina Courage, has been a head coach in women's soccer since 1990. Sinead Farrelly played for him at three different clubs and detailed to Meg Linehan of The Athletic this week the manner in which she felt he used his power to influence her.
Farrelly played under Riley with the Philadelphia Independence, New York Fury and Portland Thorns from 2011 to 2015.