CHICAGO — Will Wilson, co-head of the NFL division of a sports representation agency and the uncle of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, was hired Monday as chief executive officer of the troubled U.S. Soccer Federation. The USSF faces a gender discrimination lawsuit by women on its national team, which led to USSF President Carlos Cordeiro's resignation on March 12. In addition, the U.S. is still rebounding from the failure of its men's team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. 2 official as chief commercial and strategy officer, left last month after it became clear he would not become CEO. He is the brother of men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter.

Source: International New York Times March 23, 2020 20:37 UTC