Until he retired from Goldman Sachs, Carlos Cordeiro had no connection to soccer. But following his appointment to U.S. Soccer’s board of directors as its first independent director in2007, he took it upon himself to learn all aspects of the federation and soccer landscape. That knowledge and those contacts he made served him well when he […]
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U.S. Soccer: Carlos Cordeiro is elected president on the third ballot
Carlos Cordeiro, the U.S. Soccer vice president since 2016, was elected the next U.S. Soccer president, winning on the third ballot. Cordeiro, who was born in India of Goanand Colombian presidents, moved to Miami as a teenager. He retired as a Goldman Sachs executive in 2001 and became the first independent director of U.S. Soccer […]
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U.S. Soccer presidential election: Here's how it works
U.S. Soccer’s membership will pick the next president Saturday to succeed Sunil Gulati at its National Council Meeting in Orlando. The eight candidates are: U.S. Soccer presidential candidates: Paul Caligiuri, Former U.S. international Kathy Carter, SUM presidentCarlos Cordeiro, U.S. Soccer vice president Steve Gans, Boston attorney and soccer consultant Kyle Martino, NBC sports analyst and […]
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What They're Saying: Alan Rothenberg
“The challenge is exacerbated because of this open candidacy. Basically, you will have had three months of nothing — nobody has been doing anything. Which is understandable. But it means thatperson is going to have their hands full.” — Former U.S. Soccer president Alan Rothenberg on the task ahead for the next president, whose job […]
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Opposition candidates try to stop Carter-Cordeiro train before it leaves station
Six U.S. Soccer presidential candidates met Thursday night to try to reach an agreement on a statement to National Council voters in Saturday’s election urging them to support one of the six if theywant change. The meeting was attended by six candidates and/oroperatives from their campaigns: Paul Caligiuri, Steve Gans, Kyle Martino, Hope Solo, Michael […]
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U.S. Soccer presidential race: Path to victory
Anyone who tells you they know who’s going to be the next U.S. Soccer is pulling your leg. All kinds of first-ballot projections are getting tossed around, and they are pure guesswork.Making heads or tails of the election might seem difficult — who votes, how the votes are weighted — but it is not that […]
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What we're reading: Election edition
Shades of 1968? The Maui AGM: FC Yahoo: Henry Bushnell looks back at the last contested U.S.Soccer presidential election in 1998 and gets the take of the winner, Dr. Robert Contiguglia, on the current field of eight.
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U.S. Soccer presidential race: 1994 election in trivia
Four years after unseating Werner Fricker for U.S. Soccer president, Alan Rothenberg ran for re-election. The 1994 AGM in San Diego came a month after the wildly successfulWorld Cup USA 1994 — record attendance, heightened interest in soccer across the country and a better-than-expected U.S. finish — whose organizing committee Rothenberg ran. Amazingly,Rothenberg almost lost. […]
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U.S. Soccer presidential election in brief
When: Saturday, at National Council Meeting (schedule) Where: Renaissance at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla. How to watch: ussoccer.com | YouTube | Facebook Nut and bolts: How electionworks | Who votes
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U.S. Soccer presidential race: Kyle Martino: 'We're taking a leap with anyone'
Kyle Martino was the seventh of nine candidates to enter the race for U.S. Soccer president, jumping in three months ago. A strong performance at the U.S. Youth Soccer forum in Philadelphia gave himmomentum heading into the final three weeks of the campaign where much of the attention has been focused on Kathy Carter and […]