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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 8, 2017 20:14:13 GMT -5
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Dec 8, 2017 21:11:16 GMT -5
I find this funny - Hope Solo Announces She's Running for President of US Soccer bleacherreport.com/articles/2748228-hope-solo-announces-shes-running-for-president-of-us-soccerFormer United States women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo announced Thursday that she is launching a bid for president of U.S. Soccer. In a post on Facebook, Solo said she is running for the position and will place an emphasis on fixing a "systemic problem" in youth soccer that hands children from middle- and upper-middle-class backgrounds an inherent advantage. According to Solo, the "system has been set up to discriminate and to overlook the disadvantaged because of an arrogant belief that the United States possesses the world's best athletes, so therefore we can get away without having the world's best soccer players." Solo also wrote she believes the "only way for American soccer to propel itself on the world's stage is by creating a culture that is diverse and by shedding a mentality that is no longer acceptable." The 36-year-old added that her campaign will be built around four core beliefs: creating a winning culture, equality and women's issues, youth and diversity at all levels and financial governance transparency within U.S. Soccer. Even prior to Solo's announcement, the field of candidates for the position vacated by former U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati had become expansive. On Tuesday, the New York Times' Andrew Das reported Kathy Carter, a former college goalkeeper and the president of Soccer United Marketing, was tossing her hat in the ring. Beyond Griffin and Solo, the list of candidates includes a trio of former U.S. men's national team players in Eric Wynalda, Paul Caligiuri and Kyle Martino, New York lawyer Michael Winograd, U.S. Soccer vice president Carlos Cordeiro and United Premier Soccer League Northeast Conference manager Paul Lapointe. Solo's candidacy is arguably the most interesting of the bunch, though. A World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Solo had her contract with U.S. Soccer terminated in August 2016 for "conduct that is counter to the organization's principles," after she criticized Sweden's women's national team for being "a bunch of cowards" for deploying a conservative game plan during the Rio Olympics, according to Das. Solo also has a history of off-field issues, including a 2014 arrest after she allegedly assaulted her sister and 17-year-old nephew. Das also reported Solo was suspended 30 days in January 2015 for "arguing with the police when her husband was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence."
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Post by Keeper on Dec 9, 2017 0:36:01 GMT -5
Love that Hope Solo is running! We need someone like her to shake things up and to show that soccer shouldn't be an elitist sport in the US. She's the only one I've seen that is looking at taking all that money they have stacked in the vaults and using it for the youth players instead of the already over pampered, good for nothing but chocking men's team.
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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 9, 2017 8:56:16 GMT -5
Wynalda is a good candidate but probably won't get elected.
No way Solo gets elected. Too polarising
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Post by footballer on Dec 9, 2017 20:28:44 GMT -5
Wynalda is a good candidate but probably won't get elected. No way Solo gets elected. Too polarising They said same thing about Trump but look what happened
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Post by Keeper on Dec 10, 2017 1:16:15 GMT -5
Wynalda is a good candidate but probably won't get elected. No way Solo gets elected. Too polarising They said same thing about Trump but look what happened Plus Trump had broken a helluva lot more laws then Hope!!! Haha
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Post by rifle on Dec 10, 2017 9:27:30 GMT -5
How can we find out who the GA youth and adult associations are supporting? And whom to lobby for?
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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 10, 2017 10:00:08 GMT -5
Email the board president, Steve Keiss or the executive director, Greg Griffith.
It be good if they posted a page soliciting input from members about whom should be supported.
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Post by rifle on Dec 22, 2017 23:06:03 GMT -5
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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 27, 2017 20:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Dec 27, 2017 20:35:51 GMT -5
Same here. No question whatsoever!
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Post by parentsoccerfan on Dec 27, 2017 23:13:25 GMT -5
My choice as well!
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Post by Keeper on Dec 27, 2017 23:14:07 GMT -5
Wynalda is just another rich guy worried about his rich guy friends making money. Screw and F the MLS. It's already screwed up but the old billionaires club that runs it will not change for anything less then the billions they are already making. US soccer needs someone who's going to think long term and about the ones paying the bills of Us Soccer and that's the youth programs. It's not a quick fix, Soccer in the US is a long term problem that will only be fixed focusing on the kids playing. Not the millionaires playing for the billionaires.
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Post by rifle on Dec 28, 2017 7:32:58 GMT -5
Wynalda is just another rich guy worried about his rich guy friends making money. Screw and F the MLS. It's already screwed up but the old billionaires club that runs it will not change for anything less then the billions they are already making. US soccer needs someone who's going to think long term and about the ones paying the bills of Us Soccer and that's the youth programs. It's not a quick fix, Soccer in the US is a long term problem that will only be fixed focusing on the kids playing. Not the millionaires playing for the billionaires. it is an amazing irony that you feel Wynalda is in the pocket of MLS.
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Post by Keeper on Dec 28, 2017 17:31:00 GMT -5
Wynalda is just another rich guy worried about his rich guy friends making money. Screw and F the MLS. It's already screwed up but the old billionaires club that runs it will not change for anything less then the billions they are already making. US soccer needs someone who's going to think long term and about the ones paying the bills of Us Soccer and that's the youth programs. It's not a quick fix, Soccer in the US is a long term problem that will only be fixed focusing on the kids playing. Not the millionaires playing for the billionaires. it is an amazing irony that you feel Wynalda is in the pocket of MLS. I never said he was in the MLS's pocket. Just another rich guy worried about rich guy problems like the MLS. While the majority of common soccer people are worried about the youth game.
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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 28, 2017 19:07:52 GMT -5
On the second page of the article where he gets into the meat of his platform, he says that he believes that kids are over coached at the younger ages. I completely agree with that. If he could set that tone, it is a start.
Also implementing pro/reg at the 2,3, and 4th levels would be great.
All of the candidates have had some modicum of financial success, that doesn't mean that those candidates seek only financial reward.
Eric is the guy I'd like to see. I think he has the right attitude to shake things up while focusing on the right things.
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