US Men's National Team coach Mauricio Pochettino is set to announce a roster for the January camp comprising mostly MLS players. The team will face Venezuela and Costa Rica in friendlies.
Fans of the U.S. men's national team will see their team in action in January 2025. While Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, and the rest of the USMNT 's European-based stars will remain with their clubs until FIFA's next international window opens in mid-March, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino is scheduled to name a roster comprised almost entirely of MLS players for the Americans' annual January camp — Pochettino's first since being hired last September.
Around 28 members strong, the invitees will report to Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 7 to prepare for a pair of year-opening friendlies in Florida: against Venezuela on Jan. 18 at Inter Miami's Chase Stadium, and four days later versus Concacaf rival Costa Rica in Orlando. During a November Zoom conference with reporters, Pochettino said, 'In January, we want the commitment of all the MLS clubs.' It was an interesting comment: the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and Tottenham Hotspur manager hadn't been asked about January, and MLS teams—which, like clubs everywhere, are not obligated to release players for international duty outside FIFA dates—have a long history of cooperation with the USMNT. Yet for various reasons, some MLS clubs have refused to let their players participate in recent years. Pochettino clearly wanted to get out in front of any availability issues early: During last month's MLS Cup in Los Angeles, he and top assistant Jesús Pérez met with Nelson Rodriguez, MLS's executive vice president of sporting product and competition, to discuss cooperation and planning in the lead up to next year's all-important World Cup on American soil. A few weeks before that, Pochettino made it clear that staying in or moving to MLS is a viable option for U.S. players vying to survive the cut for 2026. As such, securing releases for MLS players this month shouldn't be a problem
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