Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone is an ex-professional soccer player and former executive. She is the current President of the United States Soccer Federation. She is also an Olympic Gold Medalist twice and a FIFA Women's World Cup winner 1999. She is a strong advocate of equal pay for women soccer players.
Induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
Cindy Parlow Cone was a player on the United States Women's National Soccer Team. She was an early pioneer in the sport. At five feet 11 inches, her athleticism made her stand out in penalty area. She was a star soccer player who scored 75 international goals.
Parlow cone was a three-time Olympian. She is also the first woman president of U.S. Football and the first U.S. female team president. She oversees the Federation's priorities changes and puts emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and teamwork.
Leadership style
Cindy Parlow Cone was elected president of the United States Soccer Federation. She is the first woman president of the federation. She was previously the vice president of U.S. soccer before Carlos Cordeiro's resignation in December. Parlow Cone has received praise from many within the organization for her leadership style, while some have voiced their disapproval.
Parlow Cone's leadership style emphasizes the desire to solve difficult problems. She has the support of many influential people in the US soccer community including Mia Hamm, a former player who is now the president the USWNT.
Legal battle with US Soccer
While the USSF has finally settled its legal dispute with Cindy Parlow Cone (ex-MLS player), it has not drained Cone of her energy. Cone stated that she is focused to grow the game and has signed new CBAs between the USSF and Cindy Parlow Cone.
Cone will take the settlement as a victory for US soccer and use it to justify her continued leadership. The players and US Soccer have also agreed that equal working conditions will be provided for women's national soccer teams by December 2020. However, the legal battle is unlikely to end there. Cone's leadership has been pushing for settlement over other parts of this lawsuit. This may be due to the fact that Cone is a candidate in the next presidential election.
Equal pay deal with National Team players
U.S. Soccer's first national federation has implemented the policy, making it a landmark victory. This will ensure that female soccer players receive the same pay as their male counterparts. Additionally, it will pool the prizes from both men and women's tournaments. Cindy Parlow Cone (U.S. Soccer President) made this historic move possible. She won two Olympic gold medals as well as the 1999 World Cup.
Parlow Cone won election to the presidency of US Soccer in march. Two months later, the women’s and men’s national teams unions ratified new collective bargaining agreements with U.S Soccer. The agreement included an equal split of World Cup bonus money. The agreement puts US Soccer on the right track to rebuild its credibility and attract commercial partners. Parlow Cone still faces a lot of challenges. Parlow Cone's attempts to reclaim her job and Cordeiro's resignation have drawn criticism from Alan Rothenburg and backlash from players.