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U.S. Soccer presidential candidates: Who are they and what are their platforms?

Ahead of Saturday's election in Orlando, Florida, Goal has provided a breakdown of the eight candidates to replace Sunil Gulati

The U.S. Soccer Federation will have new leadership this weekend, with the presidential election taking place Saturday at the annual general meeting in Orlando, Florida. Members of U.S. Soccer's affiliated councils and organizations will cast their ballots to decide who the new president of U.S. Soccer will be.

Current president Sunil Gulati announced in December he would not be seeking another term. Gulati had won all three of his terms running unopposed, but the U.S. men's national team's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and other issues surrounding the sport in the U.