Tag: US Soccer Federation

• Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 13:10 UTC

  US national soccer teams' men and women players will “pool and share” prize and commercial revenue

  

  In what is considered a truly historic moment, the US Soccer Federation has decided to equalize World Cup prize money awarded to its men's and women's teams. “This is a truly historic moment. These agreements have changed the game forever here in the United States and have the potential to change the game around the world,” said US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  US soccer federation and FIFA accused of preventing foreign major teams from competing in the US

  

  The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) illegally conspired with football’s governing body FIFA to prevent foreign clubs and leagues from holding competitive matches in the United States, a lawsuit filed by a sports promotions company alleged on Monday.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 08:11 UTC

  Trump lobbies strongly to have North America host the 2026 World Cup

  

  In the spirit of Russia and the 2018 World Cup, US President Donald Trump reportedly penned three letters to FIFA to assuage travel concerns related to the 2026 World Cup bid. The letters, first reported by the New York Times, are meant to clear up concerns about entry to the U.S. for players and officials.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 09:29 UTC

  Ex investment banker appointed new president of US soccer

  

  The former investment banker at Goldman Sachs became the new president of U.S. Soccer on Feb. 11. He replaces Sunil Gulati after an election in Orlando, Florida that required three rounds of voting to finally crown Cordeiro.

• Friday, November 20th 2015 - 07:24 UTC

  Ten US cities selected to host the Copa America Centenario next June

  

  The one-off Copa America Centenario will be played in 10 cities across the United States next summer. On Thursday, U.S. Soccer and CONCACAF, soccer's regional governing body, announced the final venues winnowed down from the list of two dozen interested markets released in January.

• Friday, July 17th 2015 - 06:57 UTC

  Comparing FIFA to the mafia “is almost insulting to the mafia”. US Senate grills soccer federation

  

  Comparing FIFA to the mafia is “almost insulting to the mafia”, a US senator said, turning up the heat on football's corruption-tainted world governing body to reform. Richard Blumenthal made the remark at a Senate subcommittee hearing scrutinizing FIFA, after US authorities in May indicted 14 people - including top football officials over tens of millions of dollars of alleged bribes for media rights contracts.