Mana Shim – The North Carolina Courage fired head coach Paul Riley on Thursday as fresh allegations of sexual misconduct swept across the top professional women’s soccer league in the United States.

North Carolina, part of the National Women’s Soccer League, said in a statement Riley had been dismissed with immediate effect following “very serious allegations of misconduct.”

Riley’s dismissal came after The Athletic website earlier Thursday detailed wide-ranging sexual misconduct by the 58-year-old Englishman spanning multiple teams and leagues since 2010.

He is the second NWSL coach to be dismissed this week after the league terminated Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke’s contract following an investigation into allegations of verbal and emotional abuse.

The Athletic reported that two players, Sinead Farrelly and Meleana “Mana” Shim, had made allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Riley.

Farrelly, who played for Riley at three different teams in different leagues, accused the coach of “sexual coercion” while he was her coach at the Philadelphia Independence.

She said she had been coerced into having sex with the coach after going to his hotel room following defeat in the Women’s Professional Soccer League final in 2011. Riley told her “we’re taking this to our graves” after the incident.

In another incident during his reign at the Portland Thorns NWSL team, Farrelly and Shim said Riley forced them to kiss each other while at his apartment.

“This guy has a pattern,” Shim told The Athletic.

US international and Portland team-mate Alex Morgan, who played under Riley at the same time, confirmed the players’ allegations and said she had tried to help them file a report with the league.

“I am sickened and have too many thoughts to share at this moment,” Morgan wrote in a tweet of support on Thursday.

During her second year, she played in all 22 games, one of only four Broncos to do so, starting 18 matches for a total of 1, 660 minutes played.

Mana Shim Allegations on Paul Riley

The media has started posting on the allegation Paul Riley got through Mana Shim. And it is believed this is not the first time he is being accused.

Some people in the media supported Shim and regard her courage to speak out against ill behavior. Paul Riley is the North Carolina Courage head coach.

Sinead Farrelly, who played for Riley at the Philadelphia Independence, New York Fury, and Portland Thorns, said she felt she was under his control.

Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim are incredibly brave for sharing this. The league utterly failed them. Also, I don’t ever wanna hear ppl talk shit about Alex Morgan again. What she did behind the scenes here is how all high profile players should use their power and influence. https://t.co/WurYzXhvsA

— PD (@footy_takes) September 30, 2021

 

She talked about multiple incidents where she felt coerced into having sex with her coach. Shim came next who spoke about Riley.

She said in one instance, Riley led shim and Farrelly back to his apartment after a night of drinking and asked them to kiss each other.

It was in exchange for the team not having to do a grueling condition exercise. But while questioning Riley denied the allegation to be untrue.

Riley defended himself and said, he sometimes socialized with players and occasionally picked up bar tabs, “but I do not take them out drinking.”

Who Is The Soccer Midfielder Husband?

The Soccer Midfielder doesn’t have a husband. She is single as per the record. She doesn’t seem like dating anyone. She has never been engaged or married.

There is no evidence found that she is having a boyfriend. Even on her social media, her posts are relatively about the game or personal life.

But considering her age, she must be assumed to have a relationship. She probably must be hiding it from the world to avoid unnecessary rumors.

Learn about Mana Shim Age – Her Height and Weight

Meleana Shim was born on September 25, 1991. She is 30 years of age. She celebrated her birthday just a few days after this article writing.

She is a Libra as per astrology. She was born and brought up in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended Kamehameha kapalama High School.

She helped the soccer team to three ILH championships. In 2007, the team won the state championship. She is 5 feet and 4 inches tall, her weight is unknown.

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