Hello, friends! It’s me, Adam, the long-not-so-lost former editor of this very space, and I’m subbing in for Jason this morning because there is more soccer happening than any one person should have to cover. And cover it Jason must, for this is the life he chose.
But all humans must sleep, even Jason. So I’m taking over this morning’s Freedom Kicks while he rests.
‘This guy has a pattern’: Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion — The Athletic
There’s only one place to start today, and that is Meg Linehan’s bombshell story detailing stomach-churning allegations against two-time NWSL Coach of the Year Paul Riley.