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Kyle Martino lost sleep over USMNT missing the World Cup and decided to make a bold move

PHILADELPHIA — What in the name of Cristiano Ronaldo would prompt Kyle Martino to run for the unpaid position of president of the U.S. Soccer Federation?

By all accounts, the former University of Virginia midfielder and MLS rookie of the year was living the dream: The only American on-air personality in NBC Sports’ coverage of England’s Premier League; husband to former actress Eva Amurri, son-in-law to Hollywood star Susan Sarandon, father to two adorable children and owner of that hair, that impossibly perfect hair, which has spawned a video feature and social media parody account.