The club seem in fine fettle, and in an exclusive interview with The Athletic’s Matt Woosnam today, owner Steve Parish credited the recent investment of the New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, who bought a stake in the club previously owned by John Textor.

Team USA's group opponents and group-play schedule were officially announced Friday as part of the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Still, the USMNT is facing a much smoother road to the knockout rounds than, say, England or France. England has 2018 runner-up Croatia, USMNT World Cup nemesis Ghana and Panama in its Group L while France has 2022 African champion Senegal, Erling Haaland and Norway and the winner of an intercontinental playoff.

USA goalkeeper Ethan Horvath is set to become a free agent and is leaning toward an MLS return, with the LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls reportedly interested.

Led by manager Mauricio Pochettino, the USMNT will open the tournament against Paraguay in Los Angeles on June 12, before facing Australia on June 19 in Seattle. After their quick foray to the Pacific Northwest, they will return to Los Angeles to face one of Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo from the UEFA Playoff Path.

The U.S. men's national team will face Australia, Paraguay and a European playoff winner in the group stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

After the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw which took place on Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington , D.C., on Saturday the off

U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed that he has rejected the advice of coaches to “understand the culture of American players” and instead insisted that “they need to know” his own personal soccer philosophy.

Pochettino was Tottenham's boss from 2014-2019 and led Spurs to one of the most successful spells in club history. Pochettino didn't win any trophies during his time in North London, but Tottenham reached a Champions League final and the team's domestic second-place finish in 2017 was its first in 50 years.

I was watching ‘Miracle’ and I listened from the coach when he said, ‘We don’t need the best players; we need the right players to make a team a strong team,’” Pochettino said, echoing the message of Herb Brooks,