In a statement, Thorns players recognized the reinstatement of Gavin Wilkinson as the team's president of soccer after he was placed on administrative leave in October in the wake of sexual coercion allegations against former manager Paul Riley.
The Thorns players said that the club hired the law firm DLA Piper to conduct an internal business review of soccer operations and they believe the investigation was thorough.
“Based on the results of the investigation, we recognize the reinstatement of Gavin Wilkinson as President of Soccer,” the statement read.
This was all set in motion after a report by the The Athletic’s Meg Linehan and Katie Strang detailed a lengthy history of alleged sexual coercion from Riley.