Cindy Parlow Cone was re-elected this Saturday as president of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), beating her predecessor, the controversial Carlos Cordeirowho resigned two years ago after the women’s team sued for salary discrimination.
Cone, who was nominated to replace Cordeiro in March 2020, was re-elected in a vote held at the USSF annual meeting in Atlanta. “I am really proud of what I have done in my first two years as president. I think we have accomplished a lot, but there is still a lot to do,” she said.
“As I’ve said many times, in my first two years we really tried to make sure the ship didn’t sink, because I found myself in a very difficult situation and had to right the ship, and now we are sailing in a good direction,” he added. former USA international.
When she took the helm of the USSF, the latter was in the midst of a storm, being sued for pay discrimination by the players of the women’s national team, the two-time world champion, with star Megan Rapinoe at the helm.
Initially, trial lawyers had argued that “playing on the men’s team requires a higher level of skill, based on speed and strength, and comes with greater responsibility.”
These words aroused the immediate and widespread indignation of players, leaders -such as the boss of the MLS (the North American professional championship)-, and sponsors such as Coca-Cola, which led Carlos Cordeiro to resign from the presidency.
It took two years for an agreement to be reached between the two parties, since a fortnight ago the Federation promised to pay the women’s national team at the same level as the men’s. Enough to put an end to the proceedings initiated.
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