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What is The Professional Footballers Association Canada asking from MLS, Canada Soccer?VANCOUVER — A group of former players for the Vancouver Whitecaps women's team says it welcomes a Major League Soccer investigation into how the club handled allegations of abuse, and it wants the findings to be made public.
The statement comes after the league announced last week that Janice Rubin and Melody Jahanzadeh of Rubin Thomlinson LLP will conduct an independent review of how the Whitecaps dealt with misconduct allegations against former coaches Bob Birarda and Hubert Busby Jr. The alleged offences occurred between January 1988 and March 25, 2008. The allegations have not been tested in court.In the PFACan statement, the former players make a number of demands, including that the Whitecaps and Canada Soccer provide all relevant documentation to the investigation, and that any final reports from the investigation are made public.
He said he will"do everything that is necessary" to support the investigation, including providing any documents that are asked for.
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