US players ‘horrified’ by report of abuse in women’s soccer


              FILE - Portland Timbers team president and general manager Gavin Wilkinson, left, speaks as team owner Merritt Paulson, right, listens during an MLS soccer news conference on Jan. 8, 2018, in Portland, Ore. Wilkinson and Paulson have been removed from any decision-making roles with the Portland Thorn's National Women’s Soccer League club until the findings are released from an ongoing investigation into numerous scandals around the league. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP)
            
              FILE - Portland Timbers president Merritt Paulson speaks during a soccer news conference announcing the firing of Timbers coach John Spencer on July 9, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Paulson, who also owns the Portland Thorns women soccer team, has removed himself from a decision-making role with the National Women’s Soccer League club until the findings are released from an ongoing investigation into numerous scandals around the league.  (AP Photo/The Oregonian via AP, File)
            
              FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, United States' Becky Sauerbrunn is shown during an international friendly soccer match against Portugal in Philadelphia. Players on the U.S. women's national soccer team are trying to process an investigation that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct are systemic in women’s soccer. U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn says she is horrified by the report. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
US players ‘horrified’ by report of abuse in women’s soccer