Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone is a former professional soccer player and executive. She is currently the president of the United States Soccer Federation. She is also a twotime Olympic Gold Medalist as well as a FIFA Women's World Cup champion in 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 and eleven inches tall, Parlow Cone was an athlete who made her stand out when she faced the penalty area. She scored 75 international goals, earning her a place in the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Parlow cone was not only a three times Olympian but also became the first U.S. woman's president and president of U.S. Women's soccer. She oversees changes in the Federation's priorities and places emphasis on inclusion, diversity, teamwork and teamwork.
Leadership style
Cindy Parlow Cone has been elected the new president of the United States Soccer Federation. She is the first female to head the federation. Prior to Carlos Cordeiro's December resignation, she served as vice president of U.S.-Soccer. Parlow Cone is widely admired by the organization's leadership, although some critics have been raised about her.
Parlow Cone's leadership style reflects a willingness to solve difficult problems. She has the backing of many influential figures in the US soccer community, including Mia Hamm, the former player who is now the president of the USWNT.
US Soccer faces legal battle
The USSF settled the legal battle with Cindy Parlow Cone from MLS for $24million, but it hasn't drained Cone’s energy. Cone recently announced that she is determined to increase the game's growth and signed new CBAs.
Cone will leverage the settlement to justify her leadership of US soccer. US Soccer and players have also reached an agreement to ensure equal working conditions for the women’s national team's employees by December 2020. The legal battle is not over. Cone's leadership is pushing to settle the other parts, and it is possible that Cone was influenced by the upcoming election.
Equal pay deal for National Team players
U.S. women's soccer is celebrating a landmark victory. This policy is first implemented by a national federation. This policy will ensure that women playing soccer are paid equal to their male counterparts. The pooled prize money will be shared between men's as well as women's tournaments. Cindy Parlow Cone of the United States Soccer Association, who has won two Olympic gold medals along with the 1999 World Cup, made this historic change possible.
Parlow Cone was elected President of US Soccer in March. Two months later the unions representing women's soccer and men's soccer ratified a new collective negotiation agreement with U.S Soccer. This included an equal share for World Cup bonuses. This agreement will help US Soccer to regain its credibility and attract more commercial partners. Parlow cone has a lot to do. Parlow Cone's efforts to regain her position and Cordeiro’s resignation have been met with criticism by Alan Rothenburg.