Rumor: Sunil Gulati considering not running for USSF president

Sunil Gulati is considering not running for the office of U.S. Soccer president in February, according to a source close to the situation. Soc Takes could not independently corroborate the information.

The Allahabad-born Gulati has served as president of U.S. Soccer since 2006 and currently also serves on the FIFA executive committee.

We reached out to Gulati via email and received the following responses:

“I have not made any announcement about a decision,” he replied.

“I think the statement speaks for itself,” Gulati reiterated when asked for clarification as to whether the decision hasn’t been made, or if just the announcement hasn’t been made.

While his statement can be interpreted in multiple ways, as things stand, Gulati did not confirm nor deny the report. Current U.S. Soccer presidential candidates include Eric Wynalda, Kyle Martino, Carlos Cordeiro, Steve Gans, Paul Lapointe and others.

This is a developing story.

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