Alan Rothenberg. the USA 1994 World Cup organizing committee chairman and president of U.S. Soccer for eight years (1990-98), is among 13 personalities to be honored with the FIFA Order of Merit at the 56th FIFA Congress June 7-8 in Munich.
Rothenberg, a Los Angeles attorney, has worked in soccer since the launch of the pro game in 1967. He also served as soccer commissioner at the highly successful 1984 Olympic soccer tournament and helped launch Major League Soccer in 1996. Japan FA President Sabura Kawabuchi, who launched the J-League in 1993, is also being honored.