U.S. Soccer is set to hire Mauricio Pochettino as the next head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, according to multiple reports late Wednesday and early Thursday.
Pochettino, who departed Chelsea earlier this summer, would succeed Gregg Berhalter, who was fired last month after an earlier-than-expected Copa América exit.
The 52-year-old Argentine would be the most accomplished coach to ever lead the USMNT, and the big-swing hire that many hoped for ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
He would also surely command the most lucrative salary that U.