The election for president of U.S. Soccer is not so much a popularity contest as it is a coalition-building proposition. Photo“Whoever is president has to genuinely want to work with Sunil, because that’s the only way we can bring U.S. Soccer forward,” Martino said. But whether Sunil runs again or not, my motivation will always be to protect U.S. Soccer from a president not capable of fixing our soccer problems. But he’s admitted he’s not a soccer guy, and he’s saying he’s going to hire the soccer guy. “I just got to the point where I felt I had to serve — I had to take the leap,” Martino said.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2017 15:02 UTC