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US Soccer Offers Pochettino $4-6M Extension Through 2030

6/27/2026

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Pochettino Extension Offer

The United States Soccer Federation offered Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino a four-year extension that would keep him through the 2030 World Cup.
It proposes a $4 million base salary that could reach $6 million with bonuses, and his present contract expires after the 2026 World Cup.
CEO JT Batson said talks are ongoing, both sides are excited, and the focus stays on the U.S. team's round-of-32 match with Bosnia & Herzegovina on July 1.

Summary

Crocker Departs

Matt Crocker left in April for Saudi Arabia, leaving U.S. Soccer Federation’s sporting director post vacant and affecting the coach search.
The U.S. men’s team will compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2028 Copa America.
Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) World Cup qualifying starts Fall 2027, offering six automatic berths plus a seventh via Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) inter-continental playoffs.

History

Historical Context

The United States hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup, with the knockout stage from July 2 to the July 17 final at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, which attracted over 94,000 spectators. The tournament gave the U.S. team its first World Cup win since 1950 and proved a large domestic audience could sustain professional soccer, a factor behind today’s four-year deal for Mauricio Pochettino.

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Pochettino Extension Offer

The United States Soccer Federation offered Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino a four-year extension that would keep him through the 2030 World Cup.
It proposes a $4 million base salary that could reach $6 million with bonuses, and his present contract expires after the 2026 World Cup.
CEO JT Batson said talks are ongoing, both sides are excited, and the focus stays on the U.S. team's round-of-32 match with Bosnia & Herzegovina on July 1.

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