The NWSL has agreed to create a $5 million fund to compensate players who experienced abuse and continue implementing reforms to resolve investigations launched by attorneys general for New York, Illinois and Washington D.

The National Women's Soccer League violated players' civil rights and must pay $5 million in restitution as part of an historic settlement announced Wednesday following a years-long investigation of player abuse.

The NWSL will create a $5 million player compensation fund as part of a settlement regarding its role in widespread allegations of abuse. The settlement, announced on Wednesday, ends a joint investigation by the attorneys general of the District of Columbia,