39 US Women’s Team Players Back Cone For USSF President
Mar 4, 2022, 4:33 PM | Updated: 4:41 pm
Ashlyn Harris, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Allie Long celebrate during the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Victory Parade and City Hall Ceremony on July 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
ATLANTA (AP) — Thirty-nine players on the American women’s team endorsed Cindy Parlow Cone for a full four-year term as U.S. Soccer Federation president, a decision that followed the settlement of six years of litigation between the players and the governing body.
Earlier today, the draw was held to determine the order of speeches by Presidential Candidates during the National Council Meeting tomorrow.
Carlos Cordeiro will go first, followed by Cindy Parlow Cone. pic.twitter.com/sasPhvHn50
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) March 4, 2022
Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, among the leaders of the lawsuit, gave their endorsement to Cone a day before the vote by the USSF National Council.
Cone is being challenged by her predecessor, Carlos Cordeiro, who resigned after a backlash when federation legal papers claimed the women had less physical ability and responsibility than their male counterparts.
