MARIETTA, Ga. — USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino mentioned Monday that he’s had no direct talks with both Tottenham Hotspur or Actual Madrid, having been linked to each jobs for subsequent season, together with his contract for teaching the nationwide workforce up after the World Cup.
Not solely that, however Pochettino mentioned he’s open to staying in his present position, citing the brand new coaching floor U.S. Soccer is about to open in Fayetteville, Ga., in addition to the expansion potential for soccer stateside.
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“I believe you possibly can by no means say by no means. In soccer, every part can occur,” Pochettino mentioned when requested about staying past August. “I’m very joyful right here and naturally, it’s robust, but it surely’s an enormous problem. It’s an even bigger problem than we actually believed or thought [when starting] right here.
Mauricio Pochettino after dealing with Australia within the second half of a global pleasant soccer match, Oct. 14, 2025, in Commerce Metropolis, Colo. AP
“… The potential right here is huge and with the legacy of the World Cup, the best way that soccer right here is rising, you’re seeing all our youth groups, how they’re rising, how they’re competing, I believe the longer term right here could be very thrilling. I’m open. However now isn’t the time to speak.”
Pochettino has commonly — and as lately as final week in an interview with French publication L’Equipe — gave the impression of somebody who needs to return to the English Premier League. He had a extremely profitable stint managing Tottenham from 2014-19.
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“I miss the world of soccer in England,” Pochettino instructed L’Equipe. “I really like the nation, its tradition, its soccer tradition.”
Spurs are one of many greatest golf equipment in England, however have been reportedly near hiring their third supervisor of the season, Roberto De Zerbi, on Monday, and sit seventeenth within the Premier League. Ought to Tottenham be relegated to the Championship, it might mark their first time outdoors of England’s first division since 1978.
“I believe in the mean time, I’m dedicated with the nationwide workforce right here,” Pochettino mentioned. “I believe it’s not a degree to speak concerning the future in the mean time, that’s not our method. … We don’t have a contract for the longer term, however why not, if we’re joyful and the federation is joyful.”
Coach of the USA Mauricio Pochettino FIFA through Getty Photographs
The Argentine did, nonetheless, subject a query asking him whether or not Spurs can keep up, and referred to as teaching there “among the finest experiences of my life.”
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“I’m positive they will keep up,” he mentioned. “… In fact we’re going to be right here, full concentrate on the World Cup, however in case you ask me about that membership, it’s a membership I actually care [about].”
Chris Richards mentioned he’s out there to play towards Portugal after lacking the Belgium recreation with a knee difficulty.
Johnny Cardoso went again to Madrid on Monday night time after being restricted to 45 minutes towards Belgium with discomfort in his leg. He was already set to overlook Atletico Madrid’s match towards Barcelona on Saturday as a result of a yellow card ban.
Pochettino mentioned there have been no discussions about bringing in an additional participant mid-camp because of the accidents.
