{"id":4191,"date":"2026-05-28T20:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:56:53","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-to-ac-milan-after-the-world-cup-usa-coach-ceo-address-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4191","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino To AC Milan After The World Cup? USA Coach, CEO Address Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. \u2014 <\/strong>On Wednesday, reports overseas began to emerge that United States World Cup coach Mauricio Pochettino was interviewed by seven-time European champion AC Milan last week about their vacant managerial position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>On Thursday, Pochettino and U.S Soccer CEO JT Batson addressed the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;Mauricio and [his assistant coaches have] been incredibly transparent the entire process,&#8221; Batson told a throng of reporters here as Pochettino \u2014 whose contract expires after the tournament \u2014 led the Americans through their paces behind him at the federation\u2019s National Training Center outside of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;Even when we first met a couple summers ago, there were lots of other people interested in having Mauricio and [his] team join. He had standing offers from other places to come. He wanted to be here. He&#8217;s a big believer in what we&#8217;re doing in U.S. Soccer. He&#8217;s a big believer in soccer in America, and he&#8217;s a big believer in this men\u2019s team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Later in the day, Pochettino made it clear that he remains fully dedicated to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;People that question my commitment [are] people that want to create some problem,&#8221; he said. But he didn\u2019t deny that he may have had informal conversations with suitors over the last two years, or that his representative(s) had fielded offers from interested parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;We\u2019ve had so many approaches, and we always say we finish the contract in July after the World Cup,&#8221; he said. Pochettino also confirmed that he turned down &#8220;bigger offers&#8221; to sign with U.S. Soccer in September 2024. &#8220;We wanted to come here,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;When you have top-class talent,&#8221; said Batson, &#8220;Other organizations want them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Rich von Biberstein\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>AC Milan, for whom American headliner Christian Pulisic has starred since leaving English club Chelsea for Italy in 2023, is without a manager after Maxi Allegri resigned earlier this week following the <i>Rossoneri\u2019s <\/i>failure to qualify for next season\u2019s UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>U.S. veteran Tyler Adams said the revelation that Poch is considering his future beyond the summer isn&#8217;t something he and his teammates are at all bothered by.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>&#8220;Our focus has to be here, on the World Cup,&#8221; said Adams. &#8220;There&#8217;s [players] in contract situations right now that have to figure out what to do, either before the World Cup [or] after the World Cup \u2014 it\u2019s gonna be the same deal with coaches. He&#8217;s fully present with us every single day, finding ways to make us better, focusing on the trainings, just as we are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Andrew J. Clark\/ISI Photos\/USSF\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>The former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur boss reiterated that he\u2019s open to signing an extension to remain at the helm of the USA\u2019s men\u2019s program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>\"If the federation wants to talk with me about the future, it\u2019s similar, no?\" Pochettino said. \"It\u2019s a similar thing.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Batson insisted Thursday that an extension remains a possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>\"We've had a number of very long discussions around what the next four years could look like,\" he said. \"We're excited and they're excited. But, of course, we\u2019ve got to focus on the summer, which we're doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>The World Cup co-hosts take on Australia and T\u00fcrkiye in their final two first round games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Pochettino\u2019s reported $6 million salary is underwritten in part by deep-pocketed U.S. Soccer donors. I asked Batson if that funding will be available over the next four-year World Cup cycle, or if it was contingent on the U.S. staging the planet\u2019s marquee event this summer, along with North American neighbors Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>\"We now are able to enter in big decisions where we're able to focus on what's right for soccer, knowing that we're going to have the resources to be able to do that,\" he said. \"Whether it's our great commercial partners, whether it's because fans have been buying a lot of tickets and a lot of jerseys, or because we've been able to get great philanthropic support.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>\"As we approach all these decisions, first and foremost will be what's going to drive the best soccer outcomes,\" he continued. \"We're confident we'll have the resources to be able to do that.\"<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. \u2014 On Wednesday, reports overseas began to emerge that United States World Cup coach Mauricio Pochettino was interviewed by seven-time European champion AC Milan last week about their vacant managerial position. 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