A woman unfamiliar with defeat as a player or coach takes reins of troubled U.S. Soccer

Posted Mar 15, 2020
As a player, Cindy Parlow Cone was, in the blunt words of Anson Dorrance, “an extraordinary warrior in the most aggressive definition of the term” in winning three NCAA titles, two Olympic gold medals, and a World Cup. As a part-time assistant coach, she played a key role in an NCAA championship. And as a pro head coach, she won a title her first season. (Washington Post)

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