Mauricio Pochettino is the new manager of the United States men's national team, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Tuesday. Pochettino, 52, signed a two-year contract that will take him through the 2026 World Cup, which the U.S. is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico. He succeeds Gregg Berhalter, who was fired after the USMNT's poor showing at this summer's Copa América. Pochettino wil...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new United States men's national team coach with the responsibility of leading the team into the 2026 World Cup, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Pochettino, 52, has been out of work since leaving Chelsea by mutual consent earlier this summer after just one season in charge at Stamford Bridge. A source told ESPN that the former Tottenham and Paris S...Full Story »

Chelsea want to create a 'pathway' that allows stars such as Thiago Silva to manage the Blues one day courtesy of their multi-club ownership model. WHAT HAPPENED?According to Evening Standard, the Blues want to create a coaching production line to develop the next generation of managerial talent. The report states Chelsea would welcome Silva, who recently left the club for Fluminense, back in...Full Story »

Maresca chosen as Pochettino replacement Italian pens long-term deal at Stamford Bridge Chelsea poised for busy summer transfer window WHAT HAPPENED?Pochettino parted ways with the club last Tuesday, and the Blues were linked with the likes of Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna and Brentford's Thomas Frank in the days that followed. However, Maresca quickly emerged as the frontrunner and he...Full Story »

Robbie Fowler has said that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is to blame for the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino. The former Spurs manager was appointed the Chelsea boss after Todd Boehly sacked three managers in a season. Pochettino took over the youngest team in the Premier League and despite an otherwise disappointing season, he did make quite some progress towards the end of the cam...Full Story »

Chelsea are reportedly set to hold talks with Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez as they consider him a surprise replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, who was sacked earlier this week. Despite a strong finish to the season, with the team winning five consecutive games and securing a sixth-place finish in the league, Pochettino was sacked. Pochettino, who viewed his tenure at Chelsea as a long-te...Full Story »

Recent developments at Chelsea Football Club, reported by The Evening Standard, hint at a significant reshuffling of the squad, with Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah edging closer to the exit door. Despite their popularity within the team and their clear impact on the field, their futures at Stamford Bridge seem precarious following Mauricio Pochettino's departure. Pochettino, who had expr...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED? As per The Telegraph, the four names on Chelsea's shortlist are Brentford boss Thomas Frank, Leicester City's Enzo Maresca, Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna and a mystery candidate, who is yet to be revealed. As per the report, Chelsea have investigated the situation of all four managers but do not have a single leading candidate at the moment. THE BIGGER PICTURE As per Sky Spor...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino has plenty of options when it comes to his next move after leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. WHAT HAPPENED?The Argentine is already thinking about his next move after leaving Chelsea by mutual consent after just one season at Stamford Bridge. Pochettino is keen on taking over the England job from Gareth Southgate, if the Three Lions boss moves on after Euro 2024, a...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel, Kieran McKenna and Sebastian Hoeness are among Chelsea's managerial candidates following Mauricio Pochettino's departure. Initially, news that Mauricio Pochettino would be leaving Chelsea felt like a shock. But, if we're being honest with ourselves, the Argentine had been laying the foundations for his exit for some time. The not-so-subtle jibes at sporting directors Laurence ...Full Story »

The Argentine has left Stamford Bridge by mutual consent after leading the Blues to a sixth place Premier League finish this season. Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea in a bombshell exit Credit: PA It's been reported that Pochettino has been let go after an internal review conducted by co-sporting director's Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart. The pair are said to have been reviewing the...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly set for talks over his future at Chelsea, but it seems there are some figures at the club who were never convinced by him in the first place, which could potentially pave the way for Ruben Amorim to replace him. That's according to a report from Team Talk, who state that Amorim would be ready to talk to Chelsea should they decide to part ways with Pochettino ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino admitted Reece James’ late red card was “painful” after Chelsea moved to the verge of European qualification with a gripping 2-1 Premier League win at Brighton.Blues captain James was dismissed for the second time in an injury-plagued season for kicking out at Seagulls striker Joao Pedro in the 88th minute at the Amex Stadium.The England defender, who came o...Full Story »

Rumours of a potential return for a third spell at the club for ‘The Special One’ are being played down by sources of both sides Rumours of a potential return for a third spell at the club for ‘The Special One’ are being played down by sources of both sides as they say fans should not expect a reunion with the Portuguese manager. Currently, without a job after leaving...Full Story »

Serie A giants AC Milan have been linked with a move for Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino as they look to replace Stefano Pioli. WHAT HAPPENED?The Rossoneri are all set to part ways with their current manager Stefano Pioli as the Italian will leave San Siro after four and a half years at the end of the current season. The club have already begun their search for their next head coach and h...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says he wants to stay at the club for the long term after clarifying recent speculation about his future.Pochettino raised doubts over whether he would be at Stamford Bridge next season after saying on Friday it would not be the “end of the world” if he left in the summer and that his position would be decided one way or the other by the end of the ne...Full Story »

What the Blues desperately need at the club is a period of stability, and to that end, keeping the Argentinian in situ for at least another season would seem to be the more logical and sensible option. However, since Todd Boehly took over at the club, sensible and logical decisions don't appear to be part of the vernacular. Pochettino still in the dark over his future Every transfer window ha...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says VAR is “damaging English football” after his side were denied an injury-time winner at Aston Villa.The Blues thought they had overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit at Villa Park when Axel Disasi crashed home a header only for it to be ruled out for a foul on Diego Carlos in the build-up.Referee Craig Pawson did not award the foul in real time but di...Full Story »

Chelsea endured their worst Premier League defeat to Arsenal, with Mauricio Pochettino paying the price for the calamity with his job Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is to be relieved of duties imminently, with a successor already decided by the Blues. That's according to one bombshell report, which labels the Argentine a "dead man walking" following the 5-0 thrashing away to Arsenal in ...Full Story »

Cole Palmer’s four-goal haul in Chelsea’s thumping 6-0 win over Everton at Stamford Bridge was overshadowed by what Mauricio Pochettino called “unacceptable” behaviour as two of his players were involved in a physical altercation over who should take a penalty.The home side were four goals up in the second half when Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke caused the unsavoury sc...Full Story »