Cindy Parlow Cone wins re-election as U.S. Soccer vice president
- by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Feb 16, 2020
Cindy Parlow Cone was re-elected
to a full four-year term as U.S. Soccer vice president, defeating John Motta, the U.S. Adult Soccer Association chairman, in a vote of the National Council on Saturday at the Annual General
Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Parlow Cone won with almost 74 percent of the weighted vote in her first contested election. She won election without opposition as vice president in
2019, filling the vacancy left when Carlos Cordeiro was elected U.S. Soccer president in 2018. At the time, she did not commit to seeking re-election.
Parlow Cone won one world
championship and two Olympic gold medals during her national team career and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2018. She is the first athlete with international experience to serve
in an elected position since the late Werner Fricker, a midfielder for the USA when it attempted to qualify for the 1964 Olympics, was president, and she is the first woman to be elected vice
president.
She has had many years of experience with the federation, serving on the Athlete Council in one form or another for almost a quarter century. Her close ties to the Athlete
Council, who holds 20 percent of the vote, gives her considerable political clout. In the last year, she has served on U.S. Soccer's Youth Task Force.
"It has been an honor to serve
as your vice president, and I look forward to continuing the work of growing the game, creating better environments for all and eliminating barriers to access over the next four years," Parlow Cone
said in a statement. "I am excited to continue our work in the game from the grassroots to the international level and am passionate about building bridges that will serve the game, our players,
coaches and referees as well as our members."
Motta, a Dunkin franchise owner, was elected USASA president in 2014, He had previously served two years (1998-2000)
as U.S. Soccer vice president after defeating Sunil Gulati by a vote of 50.8 percent to 49.2 percent.
He has been involved in soccer for more than three decades, beginning at the
New Hampshire State Association.
Congrats, Cindy.
What did she accomplish during her first term? Nada...
Exactly.......
How do you know that? She's taking responsibility for growing youth soccer and breaking down barriers, so we'll see.
Paul, can you be more specific, like what 'responsibilities'did she take on to grow youth soccer? If we were back in the early 70's trying to introduce soccer to the American in order for interest in soccer to grow, you would have a point, but ,today, what is it exactly she has done to grow the interest of the game. And what barriers are you talking about and please bea little specific for all you have stated are mere generalities...
Traditional Soccer in America is taking another step backwards.
What is traditional soccer?
It should have been John Motta. Alternative voices are squelched in USSF - still.
Wallace Wada and Frank Schoon,
Ciney Parlow-Cone accomplished much and certainly didn't
use social media to express any ignorant remarks.
Michael , apparently you know exactly what she has accomplished, then please inform me or rather us. I would really like to know.