11.2.17
ASN Morning Read: A Split at the Top of USSF?
Carlos Cordeiro steps into the race for United States Soccer Federation president, spurning(?) longtime ally Sunil Gulati. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
November 02, 2017
3:40 AM
November 02, 2017
3:40 AM
- "The race to become the next leader of U.S. Soccer took an unexpected twist on Wednesday, as Carlos Cordeiro -- the vice president of U.S. Soccer and a longtime friend and colleague of the current president, Sunil Gulati -- has entered the campaign for the top job himself. Many observers assumed Cordeiro would simply support Gulati's bid to win one final term as president, but Cordeiro -- a former partner at Goldman Sachs who has been increasingly involved in the soccer world over the past 10 years -- is striking out on his own."
- Gulati gone?
This has to mean Sunil will not run. No way Carlos, Sunil's wingman, runs against him. https://t.co/QsHAQhepZ2
— Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) November 1, 2017 - Maybe not:
I talked w/ Carlos Cordeiro earlier tonight. He says his "decision to run was independent of anyone else's running." Interview posted later.
— Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) November 2, 2017 - Gans got jokes:
@stevegans2018 statement on Carlos Cordeiro announcing his candidacy for the USSF presidency. pic.twitter.com/F7zxDcJ3F4
— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) November 1, 2017 - This is true:
Almost every issue with US Soccer stems from the federation's obsession with "being a business." Gtfoh with this: https://t.co/DMouW4kib2 pic.twitter.com/NNfR26ISUu
— Ryan O'Hanlon (@rwohan) November 1, 2017 - Hard agree:
This isn't a stuff the ballot box thing. This IS the goal of the tourney.
— The American Outlaws (@AmericanOutlaws) November 1, 2017
Vote for Tim's laser at the U17 World Cup: https://t.co/RQdhHUiqzG pic.twitter.com/NOmTv6Bprp - "Al Clark knows more about building a Major League Soccer team than just about anyone. Clark has spent countless hours compiling 'gargantuan' spreadsheets that detail player designations, contract lengths, mechanisms used to acquire those players and even estimates on what they earn and how they affect their teams’ salary caps. Each time a player is added to the spreadsheet, it throws everything into disarray, meaning more work for Clark."