The Portland Thorns have fired head athletic trainer Pierre Soubrier and assistant coach Sophie Clough after results of an independent NWSL investigation proved the two violated league policies.
The published report revealed Soubrier had given a controlled substance to players in violation of league policy, and without a doctor’s prescription.
NWSL’s third-party investigators stated Soubrier “…administered the controlled substance to the players on multiple occasions without a prescription and physician supervision which is a violation of federal and state laws and league policy….
