Cindy Parlow Cone won reelection as U.S. Soccer Federation’s presidency on Saturday at the governing body’s annual general meeting in Atlanta, holding off a spirited and controversial challenge from her predecessor Carlos Cordeiro.
Needing a simple majority of the weighted vote to win, Cone earned a total of 785.12 votes to Cordeiro’s 698.26 — a majority of 52.9%. The vote was tallied among U.S. Soccer’s members, which include state-level youth and adult amateur associations, national team athletes, the professional leagues, and other groups.
It was the smallest margin of victory in the last five contested presidential elections, dating back to 1990.
