Megan Rapinoe says NWSL had ‘zero guard rails’ to protect players from abuse

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Megan Rapinoe and her teammates are emotionally exhausted" after the release of the Sally Yates report into emotional and sexual abuse in the NWSL, but she added that the US women's national team are used to shouldering off-field burdens.

As sick as this sounds, I feel like we're used to having to take on so much more than gameplan and tactics," said the winger. We've had to shoulder a lot on this team. I think we have a lot of experience, particularly with the older group, whether it was the lawsuit or equal pay, or kneeling or whatever it may be. I think we have a bit of experience in that and that older players can help shield and shoulder a lot of it, whether it's media attention or just what we do, how to act."