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USSF: COVID-19 pandemic forces implosion and change

COVID-19 is taking its toll on humanity. The world over has been hugely impacted by the pandemic. And the U.S. Soccer Federation is no different.

On April 9, U.S. Soccer CEO and Secretary General Will Wilson let executives Brian Remedi and Tonya Wallach go amid financial difficulties. That, however, was just the start.

The firings actually come amidst a shocking tsunami of layoffs, furloughs and organization implosion at U.S. Soccer. Wilson only took over the organization late last March but he already had to whittle down his own pay by 50%.

Remedi is the chief administrative officer who had kept things moving well after Wilson’s predecessor left U.