The Orlando Pride have placed head coach Amanda Cromwell and first assistant coach Sam Green on administrative leave, all pending the results of an investigation into allegations of retaliation.

It's the latest in a long run of NWSL coaching suspensions, firings, and the like. Meg Linahan is here to tell us why this one is important

and how a new policy in the league is having its intended effect. I'm Alex Abnows from The Athletic,

and this is soccer every day for Wednesday, June 8th.

There is more news in the NWSL, so I have Meg Linnahan here with me to discuss it in Meg.

The news came through yesterday that the Orlando Pride have placed their head coach Amanda Cromwell and her first

assistant Sam Green on administrative leave.

This is a developing story.

A lot might change even from the time that we're recording right now as we sit here on

Tuesday and when people are listening to this on Wednesday.

But as we talk right now, what do we know about this

situation? How do they come about? And what are the steps going forward? Yeah. So with any

really announcement tied to the overall joint investigation between the NWSel and the NWSel

Players Association, which has been ongoing

since last October. The details that are publicly available are a little thin. What I think is

really notable about the Orlando case is that they provided a definitive reason for why these

two coaches have been placed on administrative leave. And this is because of potential reports of retaliation against players.

So that is covered by the leagues.

You know, I still call it the anti-harassment policy.

It has a new name because it addresses a lot more than just harassment.

But there is a very specific part of this policy tied to retaliation,

which basically says if you participate in some investigation and then are retaliated against,

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