Explosive allegations from players of abuse, sexual harassment, and unrelenting coercion by one of the NWSLs most successful head coaches set off a reckoning across the entire league. Nearly a year ago, the National Womens Soccer League faced a crisis. Truth Be Told: The Fight for Womens Professional Soccer: 10/4/22 Its the subject of the latest E60 special: Remember the Blue & Yellow which debuts this Sunday at 5:30 pm ET. Wright Thompson followed the team over the last six months, in nine different countries, including the embattled Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as the Ukrainians showed the world their countrys enduring spirit and commitment, and how crisis and conflict revealed their true character. Its against this backdrop that manager Oleksandr Petrakov and his players embarked on a journey to qualify for the World Cup. Many thousands have died, millions have been displaced, and incalculable damage has been done to Ukraines towns and cities. The following day, their lives and the lives of their countrymen were changed forever when Russia invaded Ukraine, with catastrophic results.
23, the team was a month away from playing Scotland, with a trip to the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the line. No team has ever faced a more impossible task than the Ukrainian Mens National Soccer Team. Remember the Blue & Yellow: Soccer, War, and the Pride of a Nation: 12/9/22
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