The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced on Monday that the entire coaching staff for their Under-20 women’s national team, including head coach Maribel Domínguez, will leave their roles after an investigation into inappropriate conduct.
The FMF announced the U-20 coaching staff had been suspended last week, pending the results of an investigation.
The investigation’s results were mixed. The FMF said that no evidence of sexual harassment or abuse by any member of the U-20 team’s staff towards its players was found.
However, it did find that there was a “lack of leadership and inappropriate behavior” by members of the coaching staff, including “improperly sharing information and decisions privileging a group of players.”
The FMF said that U-17 head coach Ana Galindo would take charge of the U-20 team for next month’s World Cup.
Accusations against Mexico U-20 staff
A report last week in Proceso stated that the investigation was regarding one member of the coaching staff being accused of sexual harassment, as well as alleging that multiple players reported attempts at sexual coercion in exchange for a spot on the final U-20 World Cup roster.
The report also stated that Domínguez was aware of the misconduct, but did not act on players’ claims.
Medio Tiempo added that the investigation was regarding “inappropriate conduct” and that there had been a split in the locker room between Domínguez and her players.
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