How billionaire backing enabled U.S. Soccer to hire Mauricio Pochettino for the 2026 World Cup push
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Henry Bushnell
Summary
The article examines how U.S. Soccer, frustrated by the men's national team's early exit from the 2024 Copa América and the firing of coach Gregg Berhalter, pursued a world-class coach for the 2026 World Cup. It reveals that billionaire investors and deep-pocketed donors, including figures from the business and sports world, provided crucial financial backing to make the expensive hiring of Mauricio Pochettino possible — a move that traditional U.S. Soccer funding alone could not support.
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Twitter / XHow billionaire backing enabled U.S. Soccer to hire Mauricio Pochettino for the 2026 World Cup pushnytimes.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIn group chats across America, others vented. They felt the team had plateaued.
Some felt a world-class coach was needed to revive potential ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
The United States had never produced a world-class men's s
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