The accusations against former North Carolina Courage manager Paul Riley led to the ouster of NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird.
The NWSL board of directors voted Friday to remove Baird and league general counsel Lisa Levine from their roles, according to The Athletic's Meg Linehan. The vote comes one day after a report from The Athletic detailing not only Riley's alleged behavior, but Baird's handling of two players who said they felt sexually coerced by the coach.
Hours after the report was published, the Courage announced they had fired Riley, who had won two NWSL championships and two NWSL Coach of the Year awards during his time in North Carolina.