HUFFPOST - U.S. Soccer Coach Mauricio Pochettino Makes Big Decision After World Cup Run
Pochettino initially was hired in 2024 to replace Gregg Berhalter at a reported $6 million per year.
ABCNEWS - Pochettino stays as US coach, agrees to contract extension through 2030 World Cup
Mauricio Pochettino is staying with the U.S. soccer team, agreeing to a four-year contract to coach the Americans through the 2030 World Cup
NPR (Becky Sullivan) - U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino will stay through 2030 World Cup
Pochettino came on in 2024 to right the ship ahead of this year's World Cup, in which he led the team to a record three wins and helped ignite enthusiasm in millions of fans before a round of 16 exit.
AXIOS (Herb Scribner) - Trump's FIFA call sours World Cup visitors' goodwill
World Cup fans' romance with America has soured after FIFA suspended a red-card ban on U.S. striker Folarin Balogun for the match against Belgium. Why it matters: Soccer officials and fans allege that FIFA is bending its own disciplinary rules under political pressure from President Trump — raising questions about whether the sport's governing body is giving the U.S. a boost due to the president's close relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino . Catch up quick: FIFA ultimately used Article 27 of its disciplinary code — which allows its independent disciplinary committee to suspend all or part of a punishment and instead place a player on probation — to suspend Balogun's red card. - FIFA initially said the red-card…
NPR (Becky Sullivan) - How coach Mauricio Pochettino made believers out of the U.S. World Cup team
Pochettino was the biggest name the U.S. men's soccer team had ever hired. His rebuild was bumpy at times — but now, with the U.S. headed to the World Cup knockout stage, the players are all in.
HUFFPOST - U.S. Soccer Team Coach Reveals Bold Claim He Told Donald Trump Ahead Of Home World Cup
“Why not? Why not?” asked Mauricio Pochettino.