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Murphy says 'the buck stops with me' on bleak conditions with his women's soccer team

The "buck stops with me" and changes are underway.

That was the message Gov. Phil Murphy delivered Friday as he discussed for the first time allegations made by former players about dismal living and working conditions on the New Jersey professional women's soccer team he owns.

The situation at Sky Blue FC came to light this week in a pair of reports by soccer news websites, and Murphy called the conditions "unacceptable."

"At the end of the day, the buck stops with me and my fellow owner," said Murphy, who co-owns the team with Steven Temares, the CEO of Bed, Bath & Beyond.