Ex-NWSL commissioner Jeff Plush under scrutiny over abuse report
Plush served as NWSL commissioner from 2014-17.
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The response to the report that Angel City FC would be hiring Sean Nahas as its head coach was swift and fierce.
It led Angel City FC to release a statement Friday that the head coaching search is “ongoing” and, ultimately, the choice “will be the right one for Angel City FC.”
— Angel City FC (@weareangelcity) July 9, 2021
Prior to Angel City’s response, the Rebellion 99, an independent supporters group unaffiliated with the team, tweeted out a photo with possible female head coaching candidates.
— Rebellion 99 (@NWSL_LA) July 8, 2021
Another supporters group, AC Pandemonium, had the following to say:
It’s (always) a beautiful day to ✨Hire Women✨
— AC Pandemonium (@ACPandemonium) July 8, 2021
Kaiya McCullough, former UCLA star and current FC Würzburger Kickers defender, also tweeted her “unpopular opinion.”
“We don’t need more men coaching women at the highest level,” she wrote.
Unpopular opinion: We don’t need more men coaching women at the highest level. Especially at a club that has branded itself as being women-led??? https://t.co/VMny5fbVDa
— Kai (@hiyakaiya) July 8, 2021
Meanwhile, Gal Pal Sports called the choice of the potential hiring “so very ordinary.”
(Just in case you want some hints) https://t.co/db0CotK0Me
— Gal Pal Sports (@GalPalSports) July 8, 2021
The Athletic’s Meg Linehan — who first reported the news — tweeted in response to Angel City’s statement, saying that she “100%” stands by her reporting, but it’s clear “the reaction was strong enough to it that we are now here.”
Plush served as NWSL commissioner from 2014-17.
Sauerbrunn plays for the Thorns, whose leaders have been caught up in scandal.
The news comes in the wake of U.S. Soccer's bombshell report.
One investigation could only do so much, U.S. Soccer's lead investigator said.