As a child, Nathán Goldberg Crenier wanted to become a soccer player.
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Mike Cullina withdraws from race for U.S. Soccer vice president
Only two candidates remain in the race for the position currently held by Bill Taylor.
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SA Interviews 2022: Voices from the soccer world
Last week’s interviews include Carlos Cordeiro, who’s aiming for a comeback after quitting in the middle of his first term of his USSF presidency, a young American in Venice, and a longtime contributor to New Jersey soccer culture. Tanner TessmannIn Venice: Serie A lessons, commuting by boat, and fighting against relegation Charlie InversoA lifetime in […]
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Carlos Cordeiro: 'I am very confident that I can build a broad coalition' to win
Carlos Cordeiro got involved with U.S. Soccer in 2007 when he was appointed to its Board of Directors after being nominated by then-federation president Sunil Gulati. Cordeiro joined the board as its first independent director following the creation of three such positions to add new leaders with skills and backgrounds beyond the scope of the board’s […]
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Five lessons from U.S. Soccer presidential election
Here are a few things to take away from Saturday’s U.S. Soccer presidential election. 1. Bloc voting is power. The decision ofthe Athlete Council to vote as a bloc — and to vote for Carlos Cordeiro — decided the 2018 U.S. Soccer presidential election. There was a lot of push-back from talk about industry pressurebeing […]
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Megan Rapinoe on Carlos Cordeiro, Sunil Gulati, USWNT and NWSL going forward
A member of U.S. national team programs since she was 16, midfielder Megan Rapinoe is a vocal advocate for equality on and off the field. She has been involved in CBA negotiations withU.S. Soccer and in September 2016 followed the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick by kneeling during the national anthem to protest oppression of […]
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U.S. Abroad: O'Reilly plays for Arsenal less than 24 hours after voting in election
A few delegates traveled long distances to vote in the U.S. Soccer presidential election on Saturday. No one turned around and flew home to play in a game the next day like HeatherO’Reilly did. In her second year at Arsenal of the English Women’s Super League, O’Reilly flew in from London, attended Friday’s board of […]
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By the numbers: U.S. Soccer presidential election
First Ballot 70.9% Cordeiro & Carter 29.1% Gang of 6 First Ballot (without big 5 blocs and athletes) 19.3% Cordeiro & Carter 29.1% Gang of 6(Estimated.)
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What we're reading: Post-election edition
Death of a revolution FC Yahoo. Henry Bushnell looks at Saturday’s U.S. Soccer presidential election,where fans were promised a revolution yet the change agents crashed. None of the gang of six got more than 15 percent on any of the three ballots to the consternation of fans around the country.
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The swing vote: Athlete Council as a bloc
By the time the U.S. Soccer presidential election was decided late on Friday night, Carlos Cordeiro says he was asleep. Perhaps he was confident of victory. Or he was the smart one in thebunch and got some sleep at the end of a week of frantic campaigning. It was around midnight on Friday — a few […]