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U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe blasted former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro for his “caveman levels of misogyny” as he confirmed plans to run again for the post he resigned from in disgrace two years ago.
Cordeiro was elected president of U.S. Soccer in 2018 but resigned barely more than two years later amid widespread backlash to the federation’s response in an equal pay lawsuit filed by the USWNT, a response that sponsors and players at the time deemed sexist.
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On Wednesday, he confirmed plans to run for the job in an election set for March.
ESPN first reported the news on Tuesday, citing sources who said Cordeiro was eyeing the position after receiving the backing of some of U.S. Soccer’s voting members.
Rapinoe responded to the report by asking whether he resigned under pressure “or resigned [because] he embarrassed everything and everyone with caveman levels of misogyny?”
Cordeiro announced his decision to run via a campaign website unveiled Wednesday, where he said “in recent months, members across our federation have approached me with their concerns about the current direction of U.S. Soccer.”
He will run against Cindy Parlow Cone, his former vice president who replaced him when he resigned.
“Members have not always been consulted on important decisions, such as when the Development Academy was abruptly shut down without discussion or warning, throwing our youth landscape into disarray,” his statement said. “Extreme budget and personnel cuts — beyond what was required by the pandemic — have made it harder to rebuild for the future. After nearly two years, the current U.S. Soccer leadership has still not resolved the various lawsuits facing the federation…”
The lawsuit from the USWNT was filed while Cordeiro was president in 2019.
Under Cordeiro, the federation argued that the women had inherently less “ability” than their male counterparts because ability is…
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