Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone is an ex-professional soccer player and former executive. She is currently President of 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 supporter of equal pay for female 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 was a star soccer player who scored 75 international goals.
Parlow Cone is a three-time Olympian and was also the first U.S. soccer president and first women's team president. She oversees changes in the Federation's priorities and places emphasis on inclusion, diversity, teamwork and teamwork.
Leadership style
Cindy Parlow Cone was elected president of the United States Soccer Federation. She is the federation's first female president. She was vice president of U.S. football before Carlos Cordeiro's resignation last December. Parlow Cone's leadership style is praised by many within the organization, but has also drawn criticism from some inside the game.
Parlow Cone's leadership style revolves around the desire to find solutions for 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.
US Soccer and US Lawsuit
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 declared her commitment to growing the game by signing new CBAs with the USSF.
Cone will make use of this settlement to support her leadership of the federation. The players and US Soccer have also agreed that equal working conditions will be provided for women's national soccer teams by December 2020. But the legal battle will likely not end there. Cone's leadership is pushing for settlement of other parts of the lawsuit. The upcoming presidential election might have played a role in her decision.
Equal pay with National Team player
Equal pay for women's soccer players is a historic victory for U.S. soccer, which is the first national federation to implement the policy. This move will ensure that women in the sport are paid equally with their male counterparts, and it will pool prize money from both men's and women's tournaments. This historic move has been made possible through the leadership of U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, who won two Olympic gold medals and the 1999 World Cup.
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. US Soccer now has the opportunity to restore its reputation and attract commercial partners. However, Parlow Cone still has a lot of work to do. Parlow Cone's attempts to reclaim her job and Cordeiro's resignation have drawn criticism from Alan Rothenburg and backlash from players.