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Gregg Berhalter hired as USMNT head coach

It’s finally official. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that they have hired Gregg Berhalter as the permanent head coach of the United States Men’s National Team. The 45-year-old Berhalter leaves Columbus Crew SC to take over a national team that hasn’t had a permanent head coach in 416 days. Dave Sarachan has served as the team’s interim head coach since Bruce Arena resigned on October 13, 2017.

Berhalter emerged as the odds-on favorite after a process that reportedly was narrowed down to two finalists: Berhalter and Oscar Pareja, the former FC Dallas coach that recently left to become the new coach of Club Tijuana.