U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone is the only candidate for the final year of the term of president and will run unopposed, but the race for vice president drew four candidates: Cobi Jones (all-time U.S. men’s caps leader); Jim Sadowski (Metropolitan DC-Virginia Soccer Association president); Bill Taylor (Idaho Youth Soccer Association president); and Tim […]
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Perspectives on the dual-national dilemma from Sofia Huerta and Martin Vasquez
U.S. Soccer teams have long featured dual national players and the current crop of options may be among the most exciting possibilities. But it can be tantalizing torture for fans to get a glimpse of talented performers in U.S. colors without knowing if their choice is permanent. Friendly game appearances don’t guarantee a player’s lifelong […]
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Brianna Pinto on Next Gen United's unprecedented campaign for U.S. Soccer's Athletes Council
Brianna Pinto‘s interest in the politics of U.S. Soccer was first sparked when she received a ballot in 2018 to vote on members for its influential Athletes Council. Now a 20-year-old junior midfielder with the University of NorthCarolina Tar Heels, Pinto’s eligibility to vote came because she met both criteria: having played for the USA […]
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Watch: Sunil Gulati and Derek Armstrong discuss American soccer progress in 1987
In October 33 years ago, days before Coach Derek Armstrong guided the USA at the men’s U-20 World Cup in Chile, he and Sunil Gulati, at the time U.S. Soccer’s actingSecretary General and Chairman of the International Games Committee, fielded questions about the progress of American soccer on Worldnet TV
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Datebook: 2020 U.S. Soccer Athletes' Council election (10 spots)
Oct. 5-26, 2020. Nomination window. Nov. 2-16, 2020. Voting window. Feb. 26, 2021. National Council meeting. Info: Athletes’ Council eligibility and voting procedures.
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COVID-19 will impact U.S. Soccer well into 2021
The news from the public session of the U.S. Soccer board of directors’ quarterly meeting on Saturday was just how little news there was to report. Once again, the meeting was heldvirtually because of COVID-19 precautions. The public session was dominated by staff updates to the board, but one update was missing for the first […]
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U.S. Soccer hires NASCAR general counsel Karen Leetzow as its new chief legal officer
U.S. Soccer hired Karen Leetzow as its new chief legal officer, the first executive hire by new U.S. Soccer secretary general and CEO Will Wilson. Leetzow spent 20 years atNASCAR where she most recently served as its senior vice president and general counsel, directing the day-to-day operations of a 21-person legal department and five-person risk […]
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Soccer America's 2020 Q&As Collection
Our archive of 2020 Q&As includes interviews with men and women who play a variety of roles at several levels of the game. Dr. George ChiampasReturning to play safely in apandemic requires a collective effort John HarkesItalia ’90 inspired us to dreambigger Amir LoweryOn his bid for Congress, his workfor the MLS Players Association, and […]
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Dr. George Chiampas: Returning to play safely in a pandemic requires a collective effort
Dr. George Chiampas, U.S. Soccer’s Chief Medical Officer, serves on the FIFA Medical Committee and is Chairman of the Concacaf Medical Committee. In February, COVID-19became the focus of his work in all three capacities, the products of which include U.S. Soccer’s detailed PLAY ON recommendations and best practices for return-to-play. PLAY ON includes precise guides for […]
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U.S. Soccer releases 'full team competition' return-to-play guidlines (for when it's safe)
In mid-July, the USA has averaged daily 60,000 new reported cases of COVID-19 for the last seven days — three times as many as reported in the beginning of June. There have been more than 3.5 milliontotal cases and nearly 140,000 deaths in the USA. New daily cases are rising in more than 40 states, […]