The increasingly crowded race to lead U.S. Soccer — the field of candidates already includes two World Cup veterans, a member of the federation board and a well-connected lawyer or two — is getting perhaps its biggest name yet.
Kyle Martino, a former United States national team midfielder now more familiar to fans for his role on NBC Sports’ Premier League broadcasts, has decided to leave his “dream job” and mount a bid to replace the longtime incumbent Sunil Gulati as president of U.S. Soccer.
Martino’s decision is a very public about-face. Three weeks ago, he told Bleacher Report that he had considered running for the job but decided against it because the presidency is a volunteer position with no salary.