US commissioner of soccer resignsAFP, LOS ANGELESLisa Baird, who was under fire for her handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a head coach, resigned on Friday as commissioner of the top US professional women’s soccer league. Baird’s decision was announced in a statement posted on the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) Twitter account and came just hours after she said that the league was calling off this weekend’s matches across the US. “The National Women’s Soccer League on Friday has received and accepted Lisa Baird’s resignation as its commissioner,” the league said. US internationals Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe were among the players who have criticized the league’s handling of the Riley allegations. FIFA said that it was “deeply concerned” by the case and would seek further details from US soccer authorities about the issues raised.

Source: Taipei Times October 02, 2021 15:56 UTC