The players said that he, “while intoxicated, (made) comments about cheating on his wife and comments about players’ appearances.” One player told the investigators that Harrington had, on multiple occasions in front of players, said “I need to have sex with someone tonight who’s not my wife.” In one section of the report, the joint investigative team cites reports from two players concerning Harrington. According to the final report, Harrington “blurred professional boundaries with players.” Harrington’s conduct as both an assistant coach and head coach in the NWSL was reviewed as part of a 14-month joint investigation by the NWSL and NWSL Players Association which found “ widespread misconduct ” across the league.

I had no role in any hiring decisions for the club.” “My performance consultant role with Chicago Empire involved being a reference for girls in the club as they dealt with items such as competitive anxiety or college recruiting. “I have ceased all youth contracting or club coaching as of January 2023, when I was hired as the (Red Stars’) general manager,” she wrote.

On Thursday Michelle Lomnicki provided a statement to The Athletic concerning her role with the youth club, which she said was as a staff coach for two girls’ teams. Michelle Lomnicki was listed as a female technical and performance consultant for Empire FC until early May. The Red Stars had ties to the club via former player/GM Michelle Lomnicki, and her husband, Wes Lomnicki, who is Empire FC’s sporting director.

The youth club announced it had become the “ first ever youth affiliate club ” of the Chicago Red Stars in April 2019 in an announcement that has now been deleted from its website. Harrington’s relationship with Chicago Empire FC extends back to the 2019 NWSL season. “The board determined that it is in the best interest of the players, staff and organization to part ways at this time.”Ī statement from the Chicago Red Stars Board of Managers: /gknxR9kJuT According to a Red Stars source briefed on the matter not authorized to speak publicly, the NWSL team was unaware of Harrington’s role with Empire FC until contacted by the NWSL’s legal team and felt the trust had been broken with Lomnicki.

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