Philippe MOGGIO
Colombia, CONCACAF secretary-general
Former Davis Cup tennis player who has been
CONCACAF’s key administrator since 2016.
Previously a senior executive with the NBA.
Victor MONTAGLIANI
Canada, CONCACAF president, FIFA
Council member
Former Canadian FA president who has been
leading attempts to clean up CONCACAF post
Jack Warner. The first non-Caribbean president
of CONCACAF since 1969.
Hajji MOUAD
Morocco, CAF general-secretary
A controversial appointment in April 2019
following the firing of Amr Fahmy, who was
sacked after accusing CAF president Ahmad of
taking bribes and misusing CAF funds. Has faced
accusations that there is too much Moroccan
influence within the African confederation.
Maria Sol MUNOZ
Ecuador, FIFA Council member
Lawyer who is the first female South American
representative on the FIFA Council.
Youth plan...
Marc OvermarsMegan RAPINOE
USA, playerIt is impossible to imagine a male version of
Megan Rapinoe. No male World Cup winner
has ever publicly confronted Donald Trump
with the words: “You’re excluding people
who look like me...you need to do better
for everyone.”
Rapinoe could do or say no wrong after
playing an instrumental role in the USA’s
victory over Holland in the 2019 World Cup
Final. The 34-year-old, taking part in her
third World Cup, had won both Golden
Boot and Golden Ball as the tournament’s
top scorer and its best player.
Yet it is off the pitch that
Rapinoe’s impact has been
most effective.
Rapinoe has been outspoken
about LGBTQ rights as well as
racial and gender equality. She
began “taking the knee” during
the national anthem at international
matches in September 2016 in support
of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who
took the action in protest at police brutality.
“I haven’t experienced over-policing,
racial profiling, police brutality or the sight
of a family member’s body lying dead in
the street,” Rapinoe says. “But I cannot
stand idly by while there are people in
this country who have had to deal with
that kind of heartache.
“I can understand if you think that I’mdisrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is
because of my utmost respect for the flag
and the promise it represents that I have
chosen to demonstrate in this way.
“I believe it is my responsibility, just as it
is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded
to everyone in this country.”
Rapinoe has also played a key role in
the US women’s campaign for equal pay
with their male counterparts, arguing: “In
2019 I don’t think equal pay is a very novel
idea. I think people see how successfulwe’ve been and I think that they think
we should be compensated for that.”
With national team-mate Alex Morgan,
Rapinoe was the first female player
to support the Common Goal project,
donating one per cent of her earnings
to charitable causes.
So, although the end of her illustrious
playing career may be fast approaching,
we will surely not have heard the last of
Megan Rapinoe.
John HolmesdaleSPOTLIGHT ON...“People see how successful
we’ve been and think we
should be compensated”
Rapinoe on the USA women’s fight for equal pay