Mauricio Pochettino Named USMNT Head Coach

the usmnt is entering a new era under Mauricio catino after weeks of speculation catino finally put pen to paper and officially became the next manager of the US Men's National Team the 52-year-old replaces Greg berhalter who was fired after leading the Stars and Stripes to an embarrassing group stage exit at Copa America 2024 pocino was one of us soccer's top prospects ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup the Argentine might not have any experience coaching at the internal National level but he has managed some of the biggest clubs in the world throughout his career including Tottenham parisan German and most recently Chelsey the manager famously LED Spurs to the 2019 Champions League final knocking off Borussia Dortmund Manchester City and Ajax before coming up short to Liverpool in Madrid now pocino will have a new challenge as he meets a US MNT at a low point the Stars and Stripes just suffered a shocking defeat to Canada on home soil for the first time since 1957 recording their third consecutive loss across all competitions fortunately pocino is more than optimistic about the future of the US MNT the decision to join us soccer wasn't just about football for me it's about the journey that this team and this country are on pocino said the energy the passion and the hunger to achieve something truly historic here those are the things that inspired me

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