US Soccer stays mum on whether Mauricio Pochettino’s $10M buyout with be used for next coach

U.S. Soccer Federation CEO JT Batson declined to confirm if the $10 million buyout paid by Manchester United to terminate Mauricio Pochettino's contract will be specifically earmarked for the team's next head coach. While Batson noted the funds can be used for coaching hires, youth programs, and education, the federation has not provided a timeline for the new hiring process which will begin after the November international window. The report highlights the federation's ambition to hire a high-profile leader to achieve "legacy-defining impact" following Pochettino's two-year tenure.

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Included in the four-year contract extension that Pochettino had signed in August after the World Cup was a buyout clause that was triggered by the Premier League club upon their move to make the Argentine their next manager. During Friday’s news conference, U.S. Soccer Federation CEO JT Batson broadly outlined the areas the buyout money could benefit, though he wouldn’t specifically say whether it would be earmarked for their next coaching hire.

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An emotional Mauricio Pochettino said his farewell Friday morning just hours after the news became official that he would be leaving the U.S. men’s national team to take on the role as manager at Premier League club Manchester United.

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Under normal circumstances, Thursday’s U.S. men’s national team training would have been just another practice before the Americans face Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League beginning Saturday.

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Developments surrounding Pochettino’s potential departure have developed rapidly this week, just as the USMNT opened camp in Georgia ahead of two Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal matches against Haiti that will take place on Saturday in Miami and next Tuesday in Cincinnati.

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The USMNT opened its November camp on Monday and will run through the end of the week, when Pochettino is scheduled to give his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of the first leg of the quarterfinals, which is being played in Miami.

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Steve Cherundolo has already been tapped to run the national team’s December camp, which includes a friendly against Jamaica in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but with stated ambitions of “winning major tournaments,” the federation has its sights set high following Pochettino’s little more than two-year run at the helm of the program.

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US Soccer stays mum on whether Mauricio Pochettino’s $10M buyout with be used for next coach · assertive framing

The big question now that Mauricio Pochettino is on his way out is where the U.S. men’s national team program goes from here — and how the $10 million Manchester United had to shell out for the coach fits into the equation. asserted

United → go → equation

it → include → hire

“Those funds are used to help us hire great coaches, help us do youth national team programs, coaching education,” he said. asserted

he → use → programs

“So those funds are available for us to invest to make the biggest impact on our goals.” asserted

us → invest → goals

Batson, along with COO Dan Helfrich, U.S. women’s national team coach Emma Hayes and assistant sporting director Oguchi Onyewu will be part of the group that will hire the next USMNT coach. asserted

that → hire → coach

The search will begin following the November international window, but no timeline has been announced for when a hire will be made. asserted

hire → begin → window

After the U.S. wraps up its Concacaf Nations League matches against Haiti, the club likely will not play another competitive match until March, giving U.S. Soccer some time to find the right coaching candidate. asserted

club → wrap → candidate

Reports have already filtered out that execs are putting legendary coach Pep Guardiola at the top of their list. asserted

execs → filter → list

A coach of his stature would surely have U.S. Soccer tapping into the $10 million Man United paid to terminate Pochettino’s contract early. asserted

United → have → contract

sights → tap → program

“We want to make sure that we’re attracting leaders who help us do just that,” Batson said before calling the position a “great place to make legacy-defining impact.” asserted

Batson → want → impact

US Soccer stays mum on whether Mauricio Pochettino’s $10M buyout with be used for next coach

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