Posted: Thu March 7, 2013 3:05PM; Updated: Thu March 7, 2013
3:30PM Grant Wahl  Ranking the 50 most powerful people in U.S.
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Alex Morgan Alex Morgan has more Twitter followers than any
other U.S. soccer player, male or female.  It's Power Week at
Sports Illustrated, where we're naming our most powerful figures
in the world of sports. I already listed my 10 most powerful
people in world soccer, and it got me to thinking about what a
list would look like if we only limited it to soccer in the
United States.  Granted, we're talking about a much smaller
(albeit growing) pie, so I decided to have some fun and make a
list of my top 50. Keep in mind a few things:  • I'm not
including American Premier League owners or U.S.-based World Cup
sponsors, since this list is mainly about involvement in the
U.S. soccer realm.  • You're going to disagree with some (all?)
of my choices. That's fine -- and part of the fun. I'm sure I'll
receive some annoyed calls/e-mai