After Chelsea exit

Pochettino to become new US national team coach

Mauricio Pochettino is to become the new head coach of the US national team. According to media reports, the 52-year-old Argentinian has given the US Soccer Federation a commitment.

Pochettino, who has been without a job since leaving Chelsea in the summer, succeeds Gregg Berhalter, who was sacked in mid-July following the USA's poor performance at the Copa America.

Home World Cup 2026
Pochettino takes over the US team two years before the 2026 home World Cup, which the USA will host together with Mexico and Canada. It will be the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham coach's first job as national coach. According to the media, the US association also approached German star coach Jürgen Klopp. However, the former Liverpool coach is said to have turned down the offer.