The North American Soccer League lost the appeal of the decision in U.S. District Court, where it was denied a preliminary injunction seeking to maintain Division 2 sanctioning for 2018 while itslawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation continued. The decision by a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit came more […]
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Takeaways from U.S. Soccer tax filing: 2016 Copa Centenario is windfall
U.S. Soccer recently filed its income tax form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. Asusual, it contained lots of insights into the federation’s business. Copa Centenario boost. Program revenues went down from$122.6 million in 2016 to $97 million in 2017 but net revenues increased from $16.6 million to $46 million thanks to […]
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Soccer's numbers game — big registration numbers don't always yield great national teams
One of the most intriguing problems of soccer is to find out the number of players playing the game both at the national and global level. Naturally, you have to break down these numbers intoregistered and unregistered players as well as professional vs. amateur, men vs. women, youth vs. adult players. The last time FIFA […]
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What They're Saying: Gianni Infantino
“It was certainly a massive failure, as it was for Italy not to qualify, for example. It is important for U.S. as a big country to qualify. Carlos will have this challenge to make sure the nationalteam qualifies. It’s more important — it is not easy — to bring in a football culture, a soccer […]
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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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Carlos Cordeiro inherits full plate as new U.S. Soccer president
New U.S. Soccer president CarlosCordeiro gets right down to work this week with a meeting of the 2026 World Cup bid committee on Tuesday and then his first trip to Soccer House in Chicago since his election. Theyreflect the dual tracks Cordeiro will have to work on as he starts his new job. He’ll be […]
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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 […]
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USSF presidents (1952-2018)
Carlos Cordeiro (2018–) Sunil Gulati (2006–2018) Robert Contiguglia (1998–2006) Alan Rothenberg (1990–1998) Werner Fricker(1984–1990) Gene Edwards (1974–1984) James McGuire (1971–1974) Erwin Single (1969–71) Bob Guelker (1967–69) George Fishwick(1963–65) Gene Ringsdorf (1961–63) Jack Flamhaft (1959–61) James McGuire (1952–54)
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Above the fray, Carlos Cordeiro coasts to victory
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 […]