Mauricio Pochettino becomes the U.S. team's 10th coach in 14 years.
Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was hired Tuesday to succeed Gregg Berhalter as the U.S. men's national team coach, 21 months before the Americans host the 2026 World Cup .A 52-year-old Argentine, Pochettino became the 10th U.S. coach in 14 years and its first foreign-born leader since Jurgen Klinsmann from 2011-16.
He was hired in December 2018, was allowed to leave when his contract expired following a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands in the second round of the 2022 World Cup, then was rehired in June 2023 to return in September.Pochettino's salary was not announced. The USSF said his hiring was supported by a leadership gift from Kenneth C.
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