A Canadian soccer legend says the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer failed the teenaged players on the combined under-20 Women's National Team and Whitecaps women's team in 2008, when the two organizations quietly parted ways with a coach following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Mutual parting of waysHe was let go by Canada Soccer and the Whitecaps in October 2008 in what was described at the time as a "mutual decision." Canada Soccer and the Whitecaps responded by hiring an independent investigator to look into the allegations. "The soccer community deserves to know why the Whitecaps and Canada Soccer chose to conclude [the investigation] as quickly as they did," said Neil in her statement. The statement from Canada Soccer reads: "Canada Soccer immediately responded to the concerns raised by participating in a thorough review with an independent ombudsperson in association with the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2019 00:00 UTC