Today's podcast sums up why I'm boycotting Twitter and goes into a bit of detail about today's Guardian story on Carlos Cordeiro's first six months, particularly Pete Zopfi's "functional unification" idea. Just to clarify: I'm not off Twitter because of anything directly affecting me. This is my response to their selective enforcement of hate speech and … Continue reading RSD short: On Twitter and Cordeiro
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My FourFourTwo piece from yesterday gave a multi-part plan for rescuing youth soccer from the pit of despair or some other dreary place of your choosing, and it features input from Kyle Martino, Kevin Payne and two U.S. Soccer officials. The intro: “Promote a more unified Youth Soccer landscape where our members—rather than fighting each … Continue reading A U.S. youth soccer reform update (FourFourTwo piece and beyond)
I have an important message for the "Gang of Six" supporters: You made a difference. Really. Your choice now is whether you want to follow through or just take to Twitter and whine about the election result. Having spent 48 wild hours in Orlando, I think people in U.S. Soccer are receptive to change. Maybe … Continue reading Moving forward and making peace with U.S. Soccer’s “change” wing and the Athletes’ Council
While other reporters were out chasing down details of the Gang of Six (or Five or Four), I was at a U.S. Soccer Board of Directors meeting. And what I can report from that meeting is that USSF board business is ... Boring. Really, really boring. If you read Twitter -- and yes, the board … Continue reading Scenes from a U.S. Soccer board meeting
Remember the questions I posed to the candidates last week? I knew it'd be difficult to get answers when the candidates are all talking to as many voters as possible. But I just got one set of answers from Carlos Cordeiro. The questions and answers are below, with no editing: You’ve demonstrated a reluctance to … Continue reading A quick Carlos Cordeiro Q-and-A
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