COUNTERATTACK Part 3: The Whistleblower
The launch of the NWSL means new opportunities for elite female soccer players, including Sinead Farrelly. But the power imbalances and lack of oversight that defined former women's leagues continue, leaving a new crop of young players in the same vulnerable positions.
ROS Presents: Counterattack · Religion of Sports | PRX
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Show Notes
The National Women’s Soccer league launches, creating new opportunities for elite female soccer players, including Sinead Farrelly, Michelle Betos and newcomer Mana Shim. But the imbalance of power and lack of oversight that defined previous leagues persists; coaches remain powerful and unaccountable gatekeepers. Sinead vows to take her and Paul’s secret to the grave, but it leads her down a path of self-destruction. At the same time, Paul pulls the same moves on a new player — but she has no intention of keeping quiet.