
Former NWSL player Kaiya McCullough calls for accountability after widespread women's football abuse scandal
CNN
Former Washington Spirit player Kaiya McCullough has told CNN that the abuse she faced at the hands of former coach Richie Burke left her "dreading having to go on the field" and "hoping I would get hurt at practice."
Speaking to CNN's Bianna Golodryga on the Amanpour program on Tuesday, McCullough said that Burke had created a "toxic" environment.
"He would target people at practice, and no matter what they did, good or bad, it just wasn't enough," she said. "It really was just this environment that was so toxic and it was fearing that you were going to be next and knowing that nobody was going to stand up for you because they were also scared that it was going to be them next."

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