Carlos Cordeiro resigned Thursday, bowing to heavy criticism over the federation's sexist and demeaning characterization of the U.S. women’s national team in a legal filing. Cindy Parlowe Cone takes over. She's the first woman to be U.S. Soccer president.
of the U.S. women’s national team in a legal filing.
by the federation’s blatant misogyny in its response to a gender discrimination lawsuit by the four-time World Cup champions.that it was “indisputable `science’” that the women lacked the “skill” of male players. It also said the women did not face the same “responsibilities” because the global game is not as developed as the men’s.
“But to see that as the argument, blatant misogyny and sexism as the argument against us, is really disappointing.”Volkswagen, a major sponsor of U.S. Soccer, said Thursday it was “disgusted” by the federation’s positions and said they were “simply unacceptable.” In his resignation letter, Cordeiro apologized for the language and tone, as he had Wednesday night, saying that the U.S. women deserved better. But he also tried to claim he had not reviewed the filing “in its entirety before it was submitted.”
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