Current U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati and MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who is also a member of the U.S. Soccer Federation Board of Directors and the CEO of Soccer United Marketing, have taken an active role in SUM President Kathy Carter’s run for USSF President according to Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl. This is after the duo denied trying to influence Kathy Carter to run for USSF President and said they weren’t taking an active role in securing her support for the position.
The entire article is worth reading, even with the auto-play videos and onslaught of advertising that pops up, but basically the outline of the story is that at a dinner attended by Kathy Carter, Gulati, and Garber on Tuesday December 19th, the Eastern New York State Soccer Association committed to vote for her as U.