Becky Sauerbrunn said any official found to have failed to protect players “should be gone.” As she spoke, the owner of her club, the Portland Thorns, said he would leave the team temporarily. Chicago’s shortly followed suit.
The United States captain Becky Sauerbrunn, who is a member of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns. Credit...Azael Rodriguez/Getty ImagesLONDON — The captain of the world champion United States women’s national soccer team said Tuesday that any owner or executive implicated in a damning report on abuse in women’s soccer “should be gone” from the sport. That group of people, the captain, Becky Sauerbrunn, made clear, includes the owner and several top…
