The National Women's Soccer League outfit have replaced the English manager with his assistant Sean Nahas until the end of the season
The North Carolina Courage have fired head coach Paul Riley amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Riley inherited the managerial reigns at WakeMed Soccer Park back in 2017, having previously built up 11 years of experience coaching women's soccer in the United States.
However, a number of the 58-year-old's former players have now come forward to accuse him of sexual coercion, and the NC Courage have responded by terminating his contract with immediate effect.
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The allegations against Riley
Sinead Farrelly and Meleana Shim have both claimed that Riley acted inappropriately towards them in a report released by The Athletic on Thursday.