Women’s Soccer Trainer Fired for Giving Players Painkillers

Women’s Soccer Trainer Fired for Giving Players Painkillers
Pierre Soubrier (L) and Crystal Dunn attend Players' Night Out 2018 hosted by The Players' Tribune in Studio City, Calif., on July 17, 2018. Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Players' Tribune
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—The Portland Thorns have fired their athletic trainer after an outside investigation found he illegally distributed a controlled substance to players, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) said Tuesday.

The NWSL, beset in recent years by abuse and misconduct allegations, announced that the trainer, Pierre Soubrier, was fired along with Thorns assistant coach Sophie Clough. Soubrier is married to U.S. women’s team defender Crystal Dunn. The league said Clough made unwanted contact with a player.