The Facts

• 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.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.

• Arrival and press conference. Salary.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.

• Donor Ken Griffin.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.