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Mauricio Pochettino set to become USMNT manager as U.S. Soccer lands a marquee coaching hire, per reports

Mauricio Pochettino to become new US men’s national soccer team head coach, per multiple reports

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Mauricio Pochettino close to accepting role as new manager of USMNT

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The US Soccer Federation named the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino on Thursday as the new head coach of the US Men's National Team.

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The Argentine who signed a two-year contract — with a reported salary of $6M per year that would make him the highest-paid coach in USMNT history — is expected to be formally introduced at a press conference in Manhattan on Friday.

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The US Soccer press release said that billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin "significant[ly]" supported the hire, with Diameter co-founder Scott Goodwin and commercial partners also underwriting the coaching hire.

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The final details of the deal that followed at least two in-person meetings in Barcelona were confirmed on Tuesday afternoon once the manager was formally released from his contract with Chelsea.

The New York Times

Pochettino is set to debut in charge of the USMNT on Oct. 12 in a friendly against Panama in Austin, as he takes over the team with less than two years to go before the US co-hosted 2026 World Cup.

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The US Soccer Federation announced the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino on Thursday as the new head coach of the US Men's National Team.

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Arrival and press conference. Salary.

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