Soccer United Marketing President Kathy Carter is running for president of the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Carter's announcement Tuesday came a day after Sunil Gulati said he will not seek a fourth term. He announced his decision after the U.S. men's team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in October.
Carter has taken leave of her post at SUM, Major League Soccer's marketing subsidiary. She is the lone woman among eight candidates for the job.
She joined former national team players Paul Caligiuri, Eric Wynalda and Kyle Martino as well as USSF vice president Carlos Cordeiro, Boston lawyer Steve Gans, New York lawyer Michael Winograd and Paul LaPointe, Northeast Conference manager of the United Premier Soccer League.