"Everybody has to take responsibility for their part in the ecosystem." Steph Yang on the latest news from the ongoing NWSL scandal, how we got here, and possible ways forward

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🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The Athletic's Steph Yang discusses the latest fallout from the NWSL/Paul Riley scandal, as well as the player protests last night. But with so many other incidents plaguing the league this season, we get into the system of power itself, how these scandals get covered up, the role of youth soccer in normalizing abuse, and positive development that can (hopefully) help bring about change. For Athletic subscribers, here's a link to Steph's excellent article. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Total Soccer Show.
0:23.4	My name is Taylor Rockwell.
0:24.4	Joining me today is Steph Yang from the Athletic.
0:26.6	Steph, it's good to have you back on the show.
0:29.0	It's been a while and it's been quite a week.
0:31.8	How have you been doing?
0:33.8	Yeah, relying on those emotional support networks, talking to friends, trying to find happy
0:40.6	moments where you can.
0:42.7	It's really all you can do.
0:43.7	You just try to keep it balanced and keep moving forward.
0:46.0	So, you know, a week.
0:47.4	Yes, indeed.
0:48.4	Well, Steph is here to discuss the developing story regarding the NWSL, Paul Riley and
0:52.8	her latest piece, How the Structure of Sports Protects Abusers from Power.
0:57.5	It's been a week since, or roughly a week since Meg's article first came out of the article
1:01.6	in the Athletic.
1:03.0	We saw the protests last night from the players.
1:05.5	I do want to get into kind of everything that's been happening, but first was that a big
1:10.2	moment for you?
1:11.2	Do you feel like that could represent a turning point in the way the players are sort
1:14.1	of organizing and responding to all the stories?
1:16.6	I'm not sure it's a turning point because we've seen this level of organization from them,
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