United States Soccer Federation
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
Back to profile2 entries
2020
US Soccer apologizes for court-filing language
Company response
US Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro apologized on behalf of the federation for language used in a court filing, stating that it did not reflect the organization's values. He said the organization was making immediate changes, including bringing in an outside law firm to guide its legal strategy.
Company response
Apology — US Soccer
On behalf of U.S. Soccer, I sincerely apologize for the offense and pain cause day language in this week's court filing, which did not reflect the values of our Federation or our tremendous admiration of our Women's National Team
Remediation — US Soccer
Those changes will include bringing in an outside law firm to guide their legal strategy going forward.
Source excerpt
By Wednesday night, with criticism continuing to mount from sponsors, US Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro said in a statement that the court filing "did not reflect the values" of his organization.
Those changes will include bringing in an outside law firm to guide their legal strategy going forward.
On behalf of U.S. Soccer, I sincerely apologize for the offense and pain cause day language in this week's court filing, which did not reflect the values of our Federation or our tremendous admiration of our Women's National Team
2020
US Soccer sponsors condemn equal-pay court filing
Public backlash
In a 2020 controversy involving the United States Soccer Federation, Coca-Cola, Visa and other sponsors criticized the organization after its lawyers argued in a court filing that women players should be paid less than men. Some of the sponsors said they sought meetings with US Soccer. The dispute centered on the federation's legal position in an equal-pay case and drew public condemnation from commercial partners.
Coca-Cola, Visa and other US Soccer sponsors criticized the organization after its lawyers argued in a court filing that women players should be paid less than men, and some sponsors said they sought meetings with US Soccer.
Source excerpt
A Coca-Cola spokesperson told BuzzFeed News they are demanding to meet with US Soccer officials to express their concerns about the “unacceptable and offensive comments.”
Major sponsors of US Soccer including Coke, Budweiser and Visa are condemning the organization and demanding meetings after the group's lawyers argued women players on the national team should not be paid the same as men because they are not as skilled and work less-demanding jobs.