Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
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Sports
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Mauricio Pochettino will lead the US men’s national team through the remainder of this international window, a source with direct knowledge of US Soccer’s plans told the Guardian on Thursday.
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source → lead → Thursday
Pochettino has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Michael Carrick, who was sacked as Manchester United manager on Thursday.
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who → emerge → Thursday
The Guardian previously reported that the framework of a deal had been agreed between Pochettino and United.
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framework → report → Pochettino
The Athletic was first to report news of Pochettino’s plans for the upcoming US matches.
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Athletic → report → matches
The USMNT face Haiti on Saturday and then again on Tuesday in Miami and Cincinnati, respectively, in the quarter-finals of the Concacaf Nations League.
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USMNT → face → League
Pochettino has been leading the US through training at the federation’s headquarters and training facility outside Atlanta this week.
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Pochettino → lead → Atlanta
The Argentinian has yet to publicly address his link to United, though he is scheduled to speak to reporters on Friday morning.
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he → have → morning
United have also officially made contact with US Soccer in an approach for Pochettino’s services, multiple sources familiar with the negotiations said Thursday.
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sources → make → negotiations
Pochettino and his representatives had already ironed out details of a proposed agreement, with the Argentinian keeping the federation appraised of those ongoing talks.
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federation → iron → talks
United would need to pay a buyout clause of $10m (£7.5m) to hire Pochettino and millions more, reportedly, to bring along his longtime assistant coaching staff, who are also expected to make the move.
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who → need → move
At US training this week, Pochettino’s players have addressed the still-fluid situation surrounding their head coach.
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players → address → coach
Striker Folarin Balogun told reporters on Thursday that “If I had a vote, I’d like to keep things the way they are.”
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they → tell → things
On Tuesday, defender Antonee Robinson downplayed the significance of Pochettino’s reported departure.
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Robinson → downplay → departure
“As a soccer player, we’re pretty used to sort of fast training environments and games … so we’re all very good at just focusing on the next task and about the next session or the next game coming up,” Robinson said.
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Robinson → ’re → session
“For me personally, I don’t really look at it …
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I → look → it
It’s just focusing on we’ve got a game at the weekend and I’m going to do everything I can to be ready to play for him, and how he wants us to play.”
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us → focus → him