When Carlos Cordeiro appeared on the U.S. soccer scene — out of nowhere, it seemed — to win the 2018 presidential election, I dubbed him the Phantom President. I’ll confess, I’d never heard of him. I was quickly told that he had been working for U.S. Soccer for 11 years. Well those were 11 years […]
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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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Cindy Parlow Cone: 'Soccer people running soccer just makes much more sense'
Cindy Parlow Cone got her start in soccer growing up in the Memphis, Tennessee area. She had a poster of Mia Hamm on her bedroom wall and playing in the yard with her bigger, older brothers no doubt contributed to her remarkable rise in the game. She graduated from Germantown High School early to play for […]
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U.S. Soccer launches Advisory Council on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging
Game Changers United (GCU), a seven-member Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Advisory Council, has been launched by U.S. Soccer to work with the federation on assisting its “commitment to break down barriers and create a place where every individual is welcomed, respected, and valued within the entire U.S. Soccer ecosystem.” The GCU council will […]
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U.S. Soccer extends agreement with Nike, its apparel supplier since 1995
U.S. Soccer has renewed its agreement with apparel supplier Nike, a federation sponsor since 1995. U.S. Soccer termed the long-term agreement — 10 years, according to media reports — the largest commercial agreement in its history and one of Nike’s largest soccer federation investments globally. Only Anheuser-Busch has been a federation sponsor longer than Nike. […]
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U.S. Soccer's National Council approves sweeping changes to governance structure
U.S. Soccer’s membership approved sweeping changes in its governance structure to comply with new federal laws related to the representation of athletes on national governing bodies. The governance changes were drawn up by a task force formed earlier in the year and required an Extraordinary National Council Meeting for approval by the membership. Saturday’s meeting […]
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U.S. Soccer membership set to decide governance changes — a look at the proposals
U.S. Soccer will hold an extraordinary session of its National Council on Oct. 23 to vote on changes to its by-laws to comply with changes to federal law regarding the representation of athletes on sports national governing bodies. Book of Reports: Extraordinary National Council Meeting Changes to the voting structure to increase the representation of athletes from […]
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U.S. Soccer president Cindy Cone will seek re-election: 'There's a lot left to do'
Cindy Cone says she will run for re-election for a full four-year term. The election will be held March 5, 2022, at U.S. Soccer’s National Council Meeting in Atlanta. The deadline for candidates to submit the required endorsements is Jan. 4, 2022. In a media call on Saturday, Cone explained her reasons for running: “I […]
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Datebook: 2022 U.S. Soccer presidential election
Nov. 5. Earliest date membership list is made available to candidates. Jan. 4. Deadline for candidates to submit 3 declarations of support. *Feb. 3. Background check needs to completed. March 5. Election is held at National Council Meeting in Atlanta. *Or no later than 30 days from receiving authorization form.