IZUMO, Nov 08 (News On Japan) –
Two gamers from Japan’s Nadeshiko League have taken the uncommon step of publicly accusing their membership of harassment, naming Diossa Izumo FC as the positioning of alleged sexual and energy harassment by the workforce’s head coach.
Laura Spezzato, 26: “We did not come to Japan to be slaves to bullying and harassment.”
On October sixth, two Brazilian gamers from Diossa Izumo FC within the second division of the Nadeshiko League held a press convention in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, revealing particulars of the alleged harassment. Both gamers wore the workforce’s key numbers, 9 and 10, signaling the excessive expectations positioned on them.
According to their lawyer, between 2022 and August 2024, the gamers confronted repeated sexual harassment, with the top coach utilizing a Portuguese slang time period for male genitalia to deal with them throughout practices and matches every time they made errors.
Attorney for the gamers: “The coach knew that both Laura and Tais were uncomfortable, yet he continued using these words over three seasons. This is extremely malicious behavior.”
Additionally, the gamers allege the coach hung underwear in a storage room utilized by gamers and that regardless of their protests, he didn’t stop these actions.
There have been additionally discriminatory remarks from a coach, who reportedly mocked the gamers’ lack of Japanese language abilities.
The Brazilian gamers declare that though the membership was contracted to supply interpreters for practices and video games, an interpreter was solely organized about as soon as per week. When the gamers raised the interpreter situation via employees in May 2024, the coach allegedly threatened them, saying, “Then I won’t let you play.”
Diagnosed with despair by a doctor, each gamers left the workforce in August 2024.
Laura Spezzato: “I can’t sleep from the headaches… I feel like going home. I should love soccer, but I can’t find the energy to play the sport I love.”
Tais Fehe, 25: “I’m frustrated that I can’t play the sport I love.”
Through their lawyer, the gamers have filed a criticism with the Japan Women’s Soccer League, demanding the coach’s dismissal.
Attorney for the gamers: “The soccer world is still far behind. It has a unique village-like atmosphere that preserves power harassment and old-fashioned leadership styles.”
The membership responded at a press convention held on the identical day.
Diossa Sports Club, an NPO, Chairman: “I can’t understand why things have come to this when they had such a good relationship. It’s a complete mystery.”
The membership’s inner investigation claimed the Portuguese phrases used have been frequent slang throughout errors, with no intent of discrimination, they usually have reported the state of affairs to the Japan Women’s Soccer League. The membership will proceed to substantiate the information.
Source: FNN