The wait for a new United States men’s national team head coach is over as Mauricio Pochettino if officially in charge. The Pochettino USMNT salary details reveal that he's the highest paid U.S. head coach in history.
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New United States coach Mauricio Pochettino can bring a fighting spirit to the national team, Christian Pulisic said after Tuesday's 1-1 draw with New Zealand.
Pulisic's goal was canceled out by Ben Waine's late equalizer in Cincinnati and the AC Milan winger said that he is hopeful Pochettino can instill the fierce mentality and risk-taking edge the team need to compete at the highest level.
Christian Pulisic comes off the bench and gives USA the lead 12 minutes later
Looks like Gregg Berhalter wasn’t the only problem, folks.
The U.S. men’s national team suffered a 2-1 loss against Canada on Saturday, becoming the only defeat against the Maples on U.S. soil since 1957. They did so with American manager, Jesse Marsch, leading Canada on the bench.
The United States men’s national team lost to Canada on home soil for the first time in 67 years as the Canucks secured a 2-1 friendly win in front of a sparse crowd at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday.
Incoming U.S. head coach Mauricio Pochettino wasn’t on the sidelines for the loss as USMNT U-20 head coach Mikey Varas oversaw the game.
The USMNT were also without the likes of Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Timothy Weah and Sergiño Dest.
Cristiano Ronaldo created a firestorm on social media earlier in the week as he scored his 900th career goal, a milestone no player in history has reached before.
When being asked about the new landmark, Ronaldo spoke about the idea of playing in the 2026 World Cup and if he's motivated to play in one last World Cup.
"Portugal winning Euros is equivalent to winning a World Cup," Ronaldo said. "I've already won two trophies for Portugal that I really wanted. I'm not motivated by that. I'm motivated by enjoying football and the records come naturally."
Manchester City midfielder and Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne said money talks louder to FIFA and UEFA as he raised concerns over the impact of a crammed calendar on players' health and performance.
All three European club competitions have been expanded to 36 teams this season and FIFPRO's European member unions have started legal action against FIFA over the expanded men's 32-team Club World Cup, starting next June in the United States.
Alex Morgan will play her final soccer game on Sunday with San Diego Wave FC and won’t ever make a return to the field. In a Friday press conference, the United States women’s national team legend said she had no plans of perusing coaching.
“I don’t think coaching is in my future,” Morgan said. “I’ve found my calling in investing in women’s sports and doing as much as I can to give as big as a platform to women’s sports as possible.”
We have a dozen players representing the Stars and Stripes in Europe’s biggest club competition.
San Marino won their first ever competitive match by beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the Nations League on Thursday, 20 years since their only other victory, also against Liechtenstein.
The Nations League D game was hardly a clash of the titans, with San Marino bottom of FIFA's rankings at 210th and Liechtenstein 199th, but Nicko Sensoli's goal in the 53rd minute will make him a national hero.
San Marino's only other success came in their 69th game, a 1-0 win over Liechtenstein in a 2004 friendly.
Jesse is heating up the match this weekend.
Canadian men’s national team manager, Jesse Marsch, had some things to say about the U.S. men’s national team ahead of the upcoming clash between Canada and the United States.
On CBS Sports’ “Call It What You Want” Podcast, Marsch was asked all sorts of questions revolving around the USMNT, this amidst the upcoming friendly fixture between Canada and the USMNT on Saturday, Sept. 8.