Christine Brennan, USA Today:
Well, John, that really is the question.
And FIFA needs to get the answer to that question. If I'm FIFA — and, clearly, I'm not, but if I'm FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, I'm saying if this is happening in Spain, where else is it? And, apparently, this has been something that — well, we have no idea, but we can only imagine what's been going on behind the scenes.
And because this was, on Sunday, on the world stage, the entire world is watching, and Rubiales felt comfortable doing what he did. What a message that sends. And FIFA should be setting up hot lines for every nation for women to speak out.
I think they have a huge issue on their hands. It can't just be Spain. And, in fact, John, we know that because, a year ago, the Sally Yates investigation found, of course, rampant issues of abuse and sexism and misconduct in the NWSL here in the United States.
So, this isn't just Spain. It's not just the United States. And it's about time that we had this reckoning. I think there's something really good in something so terrible as this, because now the world gets a chance to see what these women have been dealing with for many, many years.
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