Mauricio Pochettino agrees to become USA head coach putting him out of England race

Major appointment sees Argentine trusted to guide USA to a successful campaign at home World Cup in 2026

Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new head coach of the United States national team, ruling him out of the race to be Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor at England.
Former Chelsea head coach Pochettino is set to be formally appointed by the USA to lead the nation into the 2026 World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico.
It represents a huge coup for the USA and a new challenge for Pochettino, who has never managed an international team before.
Pochettino had been considered one of the leading candidates to permanently succeed Southgate, but the Football Association have put Lee Carsley in interim charge for the September Nations League games.
Barring any last-minute hitch, Pochettino will now not be available to the FA should they appoint a permanent manager other than Carsley.
The United States will not have to pay any compensation to Chelsea to appoint Pochettino. The terms of his exit only dictated that a top-six Premier League club would have to pay a £5million fee to appoint him within six months of his Stamford Bridge exit.
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