Kyle Martino has decided to leave his job with NBC Sports broadcasting the Premier League to run for president of United States Soccer.

Three weeks ago Martino said he would not run because the presidency is a volunteer position with no salary.

Martino said he changed his mind because he was adamant that the time had come for a true “soccer guy” to run a federation that is thriving economically but is struggling with its on-field results.

“This is not about a person for a person,” Martino said. “There’s no one person who’s going to save U.S. Soccer. This is about a consortium.

“When a club in England is failing and they’re in jeopardy of going into administration and disappearing, fans, former players, business people — they all get together with their time, experiences and resources with the sole purpose of saving a club they love. We need to do that with U.S. Soccer.

“We need a group, to step up and say, ‘Enough is enough, we’re here to save this thing.’ I can mobilize that group.”

Martino is the third prominent ex-U.S. player to announce his intention to run for the presidency, joining his fellow broadcaster Eric Wynalda and the two-time World Cup veteran Paul Caligiuri.

Sunil Gulati has held the position since 2006.