Sunil Gulati has decided to step down next year as chief of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) when his term comes to an end. The USSF boss, an economist who remains a member of the FIFA council, told ESPN that the national team's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup was the reason for him not entering the battle for presidency. "I spent a lot of time thinking about it, and talking about it with people in many different positions, many of whom told me I should run," Xinhua quoted Gulati as saying.

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