AS Monaco head coach Filipe Luis has expressed his strong desire to retain striker Folarin Balogun despite expecting a wave of transfer offers. The United States international caught the eye at the World Cup and is set to attract significant interest before the transfer window closes.
Incoming MLS commissioner Larry Berg addressed the league’s future, media rights, youth development, and promotion-relegation during his introductory press conference.
Pochettino delivered a respectable home World Cup, but his club ambitions and the USMNT’s history with second-cycle coaches make his new deal a major risk.
Middlesbrough have finalized an agreement to sign U.S. men's national team and Columbus Crew defender Max Arfsten. Sources told GOAL last week that the deal is worth up to $7.5 million. The move to the Championship club sees Arfsten link up with USMNT teammates Sebastian Berhalter and Aidan Morris, both of whom are also Crew products.
Rising star Zavier Gozo is close to finalizing a move to Crystal Palace, GOAL can confirm. The Premier League club is deep in talks to sign the Real Salt Lake winger/wingback, with the deal expected to include a transfer fee in the range of $15 million. The teenager has been linked with several top European clubs in recent months, but Palace are close to finalizing a move that would see him make his next step in England.
Tottenham Hotspur have been offered the chance to sign USA striker Folarin Balogun. The forward, who recently created a sensation at the World Cup, could join this summer.
U.S. Soccer has announced the U.S. Men's National Team's upcoming fall friendlies, which will be the team's first matches of the 2030 World Cup cycle. To start that cycle, the U.S. will start with matches against Peru and Chile before facing local rivals Mexico and Canada in the final two games of the new four-game window.
U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Gio Reyna has officially signed with Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday. The move sees Reyna join his fourth club in as many years as the 23-year-old American star looks to get his career back on track by earning more minutes in France's top flight.
U.S. Soccer have brought the USMNT manager back with a four-year contract that will see him lead the team for potentially three major tournaments - but is it the right call?
Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to a new contract that will see him return as U.S. Men's National Team head coach for the 2030 World Cup cycle, U.S. Soccer has confirmed. The Argentine coach will return for his first full cycle after leading the USMNT to the Round of 16 at this past summer's World Cup.
Gio Reyna is reportedly in talks for a move to Ligue 1 side Strasbourg as the U.S. Men's National Team star looks set to leave Borussia Monchengladbach after just one season. Reyna was recently a member of the USMNT's World Cup squad but, despite an impressive performance at this summer's tournament, it appears the midfielder will be on the move before the start of the new season.
With Mauricio Pochettino reportedly nearing a new deal through 2030, GOAL examines the player-pool decisions, expanded role and club links that could define his second USMNT cycle.
Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly close to agreeing a new contract that would see him be manager of the USMNT through the 2030 World Cup. Although nothing has been agreed, both parties are eager to get the deal over the line. Pochettino's initial contract ran out in August after he led the U.S. to their first World Cup knockout win since 2002.
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