NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati will not seek a fourth term, announcing his decision two months after the Americans failed to qualify for next year's World Cup.
Former national team players Paul Caligiuri, Eric Wynalda and Kyle Martino are among the candidates for the election in February. USSF vice president Carlos Cordeiro also is running, as are Boston lawyer Steve Gans, New York lawyer Michael Winograd and Paul LaPointe, Northeast Conference manager of the United Premier Soccer League. Kathy Carter, president of MLS's marketing subsidiary Soccer United Marketing, is considering a bid.
The 58-year-old Gulati, who announced his decision Monday, has been a driving force in the USSF for more than 30 years.