NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Demands Stern Action “Against All Abusers” After Megan Rapinoe’s “Horrifying” Take Amid NWSL Scandal

The US soccer was hit with a storm when a joint investigation report of the National Women’s Soccer League and its Players Association was released. The report accepted the abuse in the NWSL. NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has come up with a strong response against the allegations made by women soccer players from NWSL.

A few days back, USWNT star Megan Rapinoe also voiced against the abuse. Many soccer players from NWSL have been speaking about it for a year. Rapinoe labeled the incidents as horrifying. 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants more women involved in coaching and management

Abdul-Jabbar thinks the abusive culture is at the roots of the country in general and not in women’s soccer only. He feels Americans don’t value women athletes compared to men. The NWSL should have prioritized the players instead, the soccer body ignored the repetitive complaints of abuse.

The NBA legend wants more women involved in soccer. NWSL should have a proactive system for complaints with management having a good representation of women. He wants the clubs to appoint women as coaches. It will show the NWSL players that the governing body cares for them.

Abdul-Jabbar suggests the governing body should take the complaints seriously and take strict actions against the culprits with criminal charges against them. He appealed to the teams too to take immediate action and prioritize the player’s mental well-being. 

Apart from this, the NBA star wants all the professional sports leagues across the United States to form a separate non-profit organization that can investigate such abuse allegations. These organizations will be more transparent in their investigations compared to the individual leagues due to conflict of profits. He wants NWSL and NWSLPA to take initiative for such an organization.

Megan Rapinoe wants strict actions against abusers

A few days back, the USWNT star shared her thoughts when the first investigation report was released. Rapinoe said, “I mean, it’s horrifying. I’m sure everybody read the report and has read all the reporting that’s been going on the last year. Even when you know it, it’s just horrifying over and over to read. It’s been difficult for the players. Some of those players play in those clubs, have been coached by those coaches, likely have been abused in one form or another by some of the coaches or in some of those environments or different environments, youth environments, whatever it may be.”

Rapinoe is known for her outspoken nature and has been speaking for young soccer players. She is not happy with a few coaches whose names keep repeating in such incidents. Rapinoe thinks the abuse is emotionally exhaustive.

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Fans expect the athletes to perform at their peak, so the sport is entertaining. On the other side, incidents like the abuse of women players keep happening. It’s time for everyone involved in sports to retrospect and strive for a permanent solution for the well-being of the athletes. It will help them to perform at their best.

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Let us know your thoughts on the take of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his solution to the abuse in women’s soccer.