Members of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ supporters groups got a chance to question minority owner Jeff Mallett over the way his team has handled abuse allegations from a group of women from the 2…
The squeaky wheel gets the grease — or at least an ear, in the case of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ supporters groups.
The team and the Canadian Soccer Association conducted an inquiry into the allegations at the time, and “mutually parted ways” with the coach in question, although he continued to coach underage girls’ teams. The Caps had requested that the matters discussed in the meeting remain private, and the clubs have declined to speak publicly until the information can be disseminated among their members. Discussions with some of those members paint the picture of a meeting that ranged from productive to testy.
— Pat Jenkem April 27, 2019The supporters’ groups felt there needed to be progress made publicly by the team before any protests were cancelled, and had also requested, among other things, that the ombudsmen’s report from the inquiry into the allegations in 2008 be released to the players.
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