Mauricio Pochettino’s pending arrival looms over interim coach Mikey Varas and his players. Coming off a dismal performance in Canada’s first win over the U.S. on American soil in soccer since 1957, the team faces New Zealand on Tuesday night.

USA men’s soccer has its next head coach that comes with over a decade of experience managing in Europe. The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed Tuesday that it has hired ex-Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino as the next head coach in the hopes he can lead the USMNT to a successful World Cup

Mere moments before the USMNT and New Zealand kicked off in Cincinnati, U.S. Soccer announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as its next head coach.

The long-awaited official hire of former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach of the US men’s national soccer team (USMNT) has finally come to fruition.

The new coach of the U.S. men’s soccer team says there’s time for players to buy into new ideas and a new philosophy. NEW YORK — In the 20 months before the 2026 World Cup, Mauricio Pochettino will gather the U.

New US men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday that his aim is nothing short of competing with – and beating – the best teams in the world.

It is perhaps easy to hear Mauricio Pochettino say his new players must “believe” they can win the World Cup and roll your eyes. It’s the sort of flashy soundbite in first press conferences that ambitious managers often produce.

"I'm impressed that you remembered to say 'soccer,'" U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone quipped right after Pochettino's opening remarks. Pochettino slipped back into his default term, "football,

U.S. men’s soccer made history on Wednesday with the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as head coach of the national team.

The 52-year-old former Tottenham and Chelsea manager set a high bar during his 48-minute introductory news conference Friday, three days after he agreed to coach the Americans through the 2026 World Cup.