FIFA played hardball and threatened U.S. Soccer that it was in danger of having FIFA renege on its commitment to host the 1994 World Cup on U.S. soil if there was no change in leadership.
Alan Rothenberg
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‘The Big Bounce’: Tales from the 1984 Olympics, which set American soccer on a new trajectory
Before becoming the CEO and chairman of the USA-hosted 1994 FIFA World Cup, Alan Rothenberg served as the Soccer Commissioner of the 1984 Olympics.