Meg Linehan and Molly Hensley-Clancy on the NWSL

In a special Friday episode, Grant has an in-depth discussion about the turmoil in the NWSL with the two journalists whose stories have brought systemic wrongdoing to light: Meg Linehan, the USWNT and NWSL national writer for The Athletic, <a href="https://theathletic.com/2857633/2021/09/30/this-guy-has-a-pattern-amid-institutional-failure-former-nwsl-players-accuse-prominent-coach-of-sexual-coercion/">whose story on coach Paul Riley&#8217;s sexual coercion allegations and abuse</a> led to Riley&#8217;s firing and the suspension of NWSL games this weekend; and Molly Hensley-Clancy, a sports investigations reporter for the Washington Post, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/11/richie-burke-nwsl-spirit-verbal-abuse/">whose August 11 story on abuse by Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke</a> led to his firing and whose continuing coverage of the Spirit story has shed new light on the organization.<br/><br/>Music: <br/><br/>Get full access to F&#250;tbol with Grant Wahl at <a href="https://grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe</a>