[Music] we welcome you to our Superstar sports news these are our main [Music] headlines ready let's go hi everyone it is Mauricio portino I am so excited to become the new head coach us men national team massive opportunity ahead uh wish all the best for the boy tonight on Cincinnati see you soon icio pochettino is the new manager of the United States Men's National Team the US soccer Federation announced tuesday. p o c h e TTI n o 52 signed a 2-year contract that will take him through the 20126 World Cup which the US is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico he succeeds Greg Boler who was fired after the US mnt's poor showing at this Summer's Copa America poino will be introduced Friday in New York Mauricio is a Serial winner with a deep passion for Player Development and a proven ability to build cohesive and competitive teams ussf sporting director Matt Crocker said in a statement his track record speaks for itself and I am confident that he is the right choice to harness the immense potential within our talented Squad we are thrilled to have Mauricio on board as we embark on this exciting journey to achieve success on the global stage ESPN reported last month the former Argentina International had agreed to take the job to have lengthy discussions with Crocker crocker who previously worked with po chatino Premier League team Southampton had been charged with recruiting a worldclass coach to ensure the usmn he goes into the 2026 World Cup as a competitive Nation capable of reaching the latter stages of the competition pettino certainly brings with him a coaching pedigree that is unmatched in the history of the US MNT the Argentine has coached at some of the biggest clubs in the world including Tottenham hsur Paris St Germain and Chelsea in that time he has coached some of the top players in the game including Lionel Messi Neymar and Harry Kane in addition to Southampton he has managed Spanish side espanol where he also spent considerable time as a player the decision to join us soccer wasn't just about football for me it's about the journey that this team and this country are on pettino said in a statement the energy the passion and the hunger to achieve something truly historic here those are the things that inspired me the opportunity to lead the US Men's National Team in front of fans who are just as passionate as the players is something I couldn't pass up I see a group of players full of talents and potential and together we're going to build something special that the whole nation can be proud of sources told ESPN that PO chatino would be paid a salary of $6 million per year though it's a pay cut from his previous job with Chelsea it will make him the highest paid coach us MNT history burol earned a million 291,000 in 201 22 including $900,000 in bonuses when the Americans qualified for the World Cup and reached the second round according to the usf's 2022 tax filing in its announcement the ussf noted pochettino's appointment was supported in significant Parts by a philanthropic leadership gift from Kenneth C Griffin founder and chief executive of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst additional support has been provided by Scott Goodwin co-founder and managing partner of diameter and several commercial Partners we hope to have you commenting sharing and liking our videos also if you want to support my work with a voluntary contribution I leave you my PayPal account any contribution will be greatly appreciated and will directly contribute to continuing to create quality content thank you again for all your support and see you soon h