U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati yesterday said that U.S. men's national soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann and MLS Commissioner Don Garber "remain united" despite last week's "public spat," according to Steven Goff of the WASHINGTON POST. Gulati said, "Given some of the comments, I wasn’t surprised it became a hot-button issue. But the fundamental views of all of us involved are: ‘We’re on the same page.’ We got diverted from that, so it will go on for a little bit. I don’t view this as there being an undercurrent going forward. There won’t be any lingering issues." Gulati said that he "has met with, and spoken to, Garber and discussed the matter with Klinsmann." All three "will gather for previously scheduled meetings in the coming weeks." Gulati: "We will get back to the job at hand, which is continuing to grow MLS, continuing to improve the national team, and the broader goal, which does both of those things." He added, "I don’t think there is anything wrong with discussion, dialogue and disagreement. Most of that is better handled in a private way. Having these sorts of discussions are fine, but we need to have the tone of all of this brought down a little bit. ... None of this is personal. Some things could have been phrased differently. ... Jurgen has been, and continues to be, a big supporter of the league" (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 10/22).
