U.S. Soccer reorganized its technical side on Monday, announcing that Earnie Stewart (as federation sporting director for men and women) and Kate Markgraf (as the women’s national team general manager) would take newly created roles in the organization. But in terms of news, the most prominent revelation was the one made by Markgraf—the owner of 201 caps, one World Cup title and two Olympic gold medals—who said all other things being equal, she would prefer to hire a woman as the next USWNT coach.
“I would like to hire a woman if all things are being equal, but in the end it will come down to the best candidate regardless of gender,” said Markgraf, who has been working in the media in recent years for ESPN.