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Carlos Cordeiro

Cordeiro resigned as U.S. Soccer president amid criticism of the federation’s arguments in the women’s equal-pay lawsuit.

The federation’s legal filing prompted a public backlash and a leadership change. His resignation is documented; criticism of the filing does not, by itself, prove personal misconduct. The litigation’s later disposition belongs alongside this episode.

The acts and the record

resignation; institutional controversy

Equal-pay filing and resignation

Cordeiro resigned as U.S. Soccer president amid criticism of the federation’s litigation position in the women’s equal-pay case.

Outcome or limit: Read resignation text and case disposition before publication.

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