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U.S. women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach

By RONALD BLUM runn ($379,067), Carli Lloyd
AP Sports Writer ($376,827, listed as her mar-
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ried name, Carli Hollins),
women’s coach Vlatko Kelly O’Hara ($375,177) and
Andonovski earned 27% Alyssa Naeher ($373,327).
as much as men’s coach The USSF received $29.9
Gregg Berhalter in the year million from Soccer United
ending last March 31, down Marketing, the marketing
slightly from 28% in the pre- arm of Major League Soc-
vious year. cer as part of an agree-
Andonovski earned ment that expired this past
$446,495, according to the Dec. 31.
U.S. Soccer Federation’s Legal fees included $4.9
tax filing released Monday, million to Lathan & Watkins,
including $50,000 in bo- which represented the USSF
nuses for the Americans’ in the equal pay lawsuit by
third-place finish in the To- women’s players, and $1.4
kyo Olympics. Berhalter million to Morgan Lewis &
earned $1,641,398, includ- Bockius, which represented
ing $300,000 in bonuses the USSF in collective bar-
during a year that included gaining.
the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Revenue was listed at
Cup title. $122.3 million and function-
Berhalter remained the U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski, right, and forward Megan Rapinoe (15) laugh after the team’s win al expenses at $145.1 mil-
federation’s highest-paid against Canada during a SheBelieves Cup soccer match Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. lion, including $24 million to
Associated Press
employee. In the previ- settle the lawsuit by women
ous fiscal year, Andonovski FIFA, CONCACAF and na- appointed interim coach March, receiving 58.91% players and $2 million for
earned $357,597 and Ber- tional associations. last month. Chief commer- approval and falling short COVID-related costs.
halter $1,291,539. CEO Will Wilson earned cial officer David Wright of the two-thirds needed. The federation said it had
Earnie Stewart earned $642,348 and his predeces- earned $516,257 and Pinky A similar proposal is on $108.8 million in what it
$799,380 as the USSF’s sport- sor, Dan Flynn, was listed at Raina, the chief financial the agenda for this year’s called program service rev-
ing director, virtually identi- $251,886 as an ambassa- officer and chief operating meeting, scheduled for enue, including $45.8 mil-
cal to his $799,699 the prior dor and former officer. officer, earned $466,864. March 16-19 in San Diego. lion from sponsorship and
year. Men’s general man- In a huge management Chief legal officer Karen John Cone, her husband, $44.8 million from national
ager Brian McBride earned turnover, Wilson left Oct. Leetzow earned $410,714. received $50,280 as pay- team international games.
$346,494, a slight increase 31, McBride on Jan. 31 and Cindy Parlow Cone, the ment and expense reim- That was up from $39.98 mil-
from $338,417. Stewart on Feb. 15. USSF president, does not bursement for his work with lion in sponsor and royalty
Women’s general man- Berhalter’s status is unclear receive a salary. A bylaw the USSF coaching edu- revenue in the year ending
ager Kate Markgraf was after the expiration of his amendment to establish a cation team, down from March 2021 and $3.5 million
at $500,000 for the second contract on Dec. 31. He is $125,000 annual salary for $112,606 the previous year. from national team interna-
straight year. She also has under investigation for a the federation’s president Among players on the tional games, which were
the title of head of wom- 1991 domestic violence al- failed to gain approval women’s team, listed play- sharply curtailed during the
en’s football and her du- legation. Anthony Hudson, at the federation’s an- ers included Emily Sonnett pandemic and played in
ties include interacting with one of his assistants, was nual general meeting last ($386,742), Becky Sauerb- front of no or limited fans.q

Novak Djokovic breaks record for most

weeks ranked No. 1

By HOWARD FENDRICH Graf as “one of the great- Grand Slam tournament,
AP Tennis Writer est, most legendary, tennis equaling Rafael Nadal for
Novak Djokovic broke the players.” the most by a man in tennis
record for the most time After Djokovic and Graf on history.
spent at No. 1 in the profes- the all-time No. 1 weeks list He managed to get back
sional tennis rankings by a are Martina Navratilova, to the top of the rankings
man or woman, beginning with 332, and Serena Wil- despite not being able to
his 378th week in the ATP’s liams, with 319, followed enter a handful of big tour- Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic speaks and gestures
top spot on Monday to sur- by Federer. The computer- naments in 2022, including during his open practise session in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday,
pass Steffi Graf’s 377 lead- ized rankings began in the the Australian Open and Feb. 22, 2023. Associated Press
ing the WTA. 1970s. U.S. Open, because is not
He already held the men’s Djokovic has finished seven vaccinated against CO- doubt, and he’s asked for held points in response to
mark, eclipsing Roger Fe- years atop the ATP, anoth- VID-19. permission to be allowed to the All England Club’s deci-
derer’s old ATP standard of er men’s record. Djokovic was able to com- travel to the country. sion to bar players from Rus-
310 weeks in March 2021. The 35-year-old from Serbia pete at Melbourne Park this Djokovic also did not get sia and Belarus from com-
“I’m flattered, obviously. returned to No. 1 this time year after Australia relaxed any boost from his cham- peting as a result of the
Extremely, extremely proud by winning the Australian its pandemic-era rules; his pionship at Wimbledon in invasion of Ukraine. It is still
and happy for this achieve- Open in January, jumping status for two key events in 2022, because no rank- not known whether those
ment,” Djokovic said in a up from No. 5 to overtake the United States that be- ings points were awarded athletes will be allowed
video posted on social me- Carlos Alcaraz. That title gin in March — at Indian there. to play at Wimbledon this
dia, in which he referred to was Djokovic’s 22nd at a Wells and Miami — is still in The ATP and WTA both with- year.q