Portland Thorns General Manager Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave amid investigation
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The general manager of the Portland Thorns has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct against the team's former coach, the National Women's Soccer League club announced Wednesday night.
"Effectively immediately, Portland Thorns FC have placed general manager/president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave from Thorns duties pending the results of the outside independent investigation, which is ongoing," the club tweeted.
The announcement comes nearly a week after The Athletic published an article in which former players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim accused former Portland Thorns coach Paul Riley of misconduct. Riley has since been fired by the North Carolina Courage and had his license suspended by U.S. Soccer. He denied the allegations, calling them "completely untrue."
