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 a twotime Olympic Gold Medalist as well as a FIFA Women's World Cup champion in 1999. She is a staunch advocate for equal pay for soccer players of all genders.
Induction into National Soccer Hall of Fame
Cindy Parlow Cone is a former member of United States Women's National Soccer Team. She was five feet eleven inches tall and had an athletic streak that made it stand out in the penalty box. She scored 75 international goals and was inducted into The National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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 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. This is her first time leading the federation as a woman. She was previously the vice president of U.S. soccer before Carlos Cordeiro's resignation in December. Parlow Cone's leadership style has been praised by many in the organization and has drawn criticism from some in the game.
Parlow Cone's leadership style is characterized by a desire to 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. 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. US Soccer has also agreed with the players to provide equal working conditions to the women's team until December 2020. But this is only the beginning of the legal fight. Cone's leadership is pushing the settlement over other portions of the lawsuit, and the upcoming presidential election may have been a factor in her decision.
Equal pay for National Team Players
U.S. soccer's historic achievement of equal pay for women's players is a major victory. It is the first national soccer federation to adopt the policy. 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 from the U.S. Soccer president, who won two Olympic golds and the 1999 World Cup, has made this historic move possible.
Parlow Cone was elected president of US Soccer in March, and two months later, the women's and men's national team unions ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer, including an equal split of World Cup bonuses. This agreement will help US Soccer to regain its credibility and attract more commercial partners. Parlow cone still has much to do. Parlow Cone's efforts to regain her position and Cordeiro’s resignation have been met with criticism by Alan Rothenburg.