It had to happen.
Carlos Cordeiro had to step down as head of the U.S. Soccer Federation, which he did on Thursday night with a statement posted to social media, a statement that incredibly did not include another apology to the members of the women’s national team, or girls and women around the world who were rightfully outraged by the so-called justification the federation used in court documents to explain why members of the successful USWNT don’t deserve a pay raise.
“My one and only mission has always been to do what is best for our Federation,” Cordeiro wrote on Twitter, with a statement attached.