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Hope Solo Stresses Youth Development As Key To USSF Candidacy

Former USWNT G Hope Solo on Friday took her candidacy for U.S. Soccer Federation presidency to "CBS This Morning," where she said her platform is "really focused on youth development." She said, "U.S. Soccer has $150M in surplus funds, and they don't put it back in the youth of America." Solo added her "mission statement is to make soccer the preeminent sport" in the U.S. Solo: "We can't do that unless we make it accessible and affordable for every young kid in America."

CBS' Norah O'Donnell asked if Solo has the "internal support" to win seeing that her national team contract was terminated. She replied, "I have a great amount of support through the state associations, through youth soccer, through adult soccer. There are a number of different voting delegates. It's not just the board members at U.S. Soccer" ("CBS This Morning," 1/26).

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