Cindy Parlow Cone has been re-elected as U.S. Soccer Federation president after a undertaking from predecessor Carlos Cordeiro.
Cone triumphed with fifty two.9% of the votes from the united states's National Council. She will now serve a brand new, 4-12 months term this is set to run out in 2026, just a couple of months before the U.S. Co-hosts that year's World Cup with Canada and Mexico.
The race between Cone and Cordeiro marks the closest very last poll in U.S. Soccer history.
"The moment of department is now in the beyond. We are one Federation. We are one team. I promise to be the chief for all of U.S. Football," Cone said following the vote.
"I have in no way been extra excited and extra hopeful approximately the destiny of our beautiful sport. Our country wide teams are young, thrilling and complete of promise. Our professional leagues are at the forefront of driving our recreation for grassroots football as vibrant, wholesome and changing lives each day. And we are assumed to host as a minimum one World Cup and show the sector what we need to provide.
"Now is the time for everybody to work collectively. No extra divisions. We don't have time for all of that. Our second is now and I promise you that every and each considered one of you've got a pal and a companion as president of U.S. Soccer."
Cone previously served as president of the federation, taking on after Cordeiro resigned in 2020 following disparaging comments about USWNT players, declaring they "do no longer perform identical work requiring identical ability [and] effort" because "the overall soccer-gambling capacity required to compete at the senior men's countrywide team degree is materially stimulated by the level of certain physical attributes along with pace and strength."
Cone became then left to navigate the U.S. Via Covid and controlled to secure a settlement inside the identical pay lawsuit under her watch. She additionally managed a brand new media rights deal with Turner Sports.
During the most current marketing campaign, Cone obtained endorsements from 32 gamers of the USA girls’s country wide crew, with veteran gamers penning a letter in support.
Following the result, USWNT players' spokesperson Molly Levinson said: "Equal pay has long past from a whisper inside the locker room to a roar on the sector to essentially converting the commercial enterprise of sports activities and soccer within the United States and round the sector. We look forward to Cindy's management."
