LAST WORD

When a nation of more than 300 million fails to qualify for the World Cup, it’s not because of a few bad bounces on a less-thanperfect pitch; it’s because of systemic failures across all levels of the game.” Former U.S. national team midfielder Kyle Martino, in a GoFundMe page announcing his candidacy for president of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Also announcing his candidacy Monday was former national team forward Paul Caligiuri. USSF President Sunil Gulati has not announced whether he will seek a fourth four-year term at the election in February.