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He's coached soccer greats Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — and now Mauricio Pochettino will be taking the helm of the U.S. Men’s National Team, ending the high-profile search for the person to lead the team into the 2026 World Cup on home soil. The much-anticipated announcement came Tuesday through a post on the team's X account. Pochettino represents a high-profile appointment for a squad seemingly ready to be led by a coach with experience at the top of the European game.
His exploits at Spurs, however, caught the eye of Paris Saint-Germain, the French giants who’d dominated their domestic league but were still desperately looking to add the Champions League trophy to their crown. With the triumvirate of Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Lionel Messi leading the front line, it was hoped Pochettino would be the man to lead PSG to Champions League glory. Instead, he suffered the same fate as others before him and fell short of the trophy coveted by European giants.
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