Mauricio Pochettino officially leaves USMNT

Welcome back. New this morning, U.S. soccer announcing Mauricio Pochettino is leaving his role as head coach of the U.S. men's national team after accepting to become the head coach at Manchester United. Pochettino and his staff will lead the U.S. through their two upcoming National League Cup quarter final matches against Haiti. Those are tomorrow and Tuesday. He leaves just months after those signing a contract extension to coach the U.S. men's national team through the year 2030. World Cup. So this morning, he spoke about his time with the national team. From the beginning, the last two years, I think you make me feel really well, really happy doing my job, sharing an amazing project. Pochettino ends his time with the national team with a record of 21 wins, 12 losses and two draws across 35 matches. No successor name yet, but U.S. soccer says leadership, which includes U.S. women's national team coach Emma Hayes, will be part of the search.