Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone used to be a professional soccer player. She is also an executive. She is the current President of the United States Soccer Federation. She is also a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and a 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup champion. 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-foot-11 inches tall, her athletic streak made her standout in the penalty zone. She was a star soccer player who scored 75 international goals.
Parlow Cone, a three time Olympian, is also known as the first female president for U.S. Soccer. She was also the first president of the U.S. women’s soccer team. She oversees the Federation's priorities changes and puts emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and teamwork.
Leadership style
Cindy Parlow Cone, the United States Soccer Federation's new president, has been elected. She is the first woman president of the federation. Before Carlos Cordeiro's resignation, she was the 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 is known for her ability to lead and find solutions to difficult problems. She is supported by many prominent figures in the US soccer world, including Mia Hamm who was a former player and now president of the USWNT.
US Soccer faces legal battle
The USSF has settled its legal battle with former MLS player Cindy Parlow Cone for $24 million, but the battle has not drained Cone's energy. In fact, the two sides have recently signed new CBAs for the US national team, and Cone has declared that she is focused on growing the game.
Cone will make use of this settlement to support her leadership of the federation. US Soccer and the players have also agreed to implement equal working conditions for the women's national team by December 2020. But the legal battle will likely not 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. football's historic win of equal pay for women's soccer players marks a significant victory. The policy was implemented by the U.S. Soccer National Federation. This policy will ensure women in soccer receive equal pay to men and will pool the prize money earned from both men's & 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 for US Soccer in March. A new collective bargaining agreement between U.S Soccer and the national soccer unions, which included an equal division of World Cup bonuses, was ratified two months later by both women's- and men's national teams unions. US Soccer's credibility is being restored and it has secured commercial partners through the agreement. Parlow cone still has much to do. The backlash against her efforts to reclaim the position and Cordeiro’s subsequent resignation has prompted criticism from Alan Rothenburg.