U.S. Soccer decision over USMNT coach Berhalter reportedly set for next week

U.S. Soccer is prepared to move much more quickly on deciding Berhalter’s future this time around

U.S. Soccer is not going to keep people waiting over whether a U.S. men’s national team coaching change is on the way.

Fox Sports reported Friday that the federation will make a decision next week over whether Gregg Berhalter will continue as the USMNT’s head coach.

Berhalter has been under fire after the USMNT exited the 2024 Copa América in the group stage.

That outcome is well below federation expectations, and falls well short of pre-tournament talk from multiple players who broached the prospect of winning the Copa América for the first time ever.

Supporters groups have called for U.S. Soccer to dismiss Berhalter, as has former USYNT coach Tab Ramos. Multiple ex-USMNT stars turned pundits have already moved beyond calling for Berhalter’s ouster, focusing instead on prospective successors.

The turnaround time for an announcement would be in line with how things went on the U.S. women’s national team side last year. Former USWNT manager Vlatko Andonovski stepped down from his post 11 days after the team’s round-of-16 exit at the 2023 World Cup, the program’s all-time worst performance in the tournament.

That was a major shift away from the long wait that came after the 2022 World Cup. Berhalter’s contract ended shortly after the tournament, which was played late in the year over concerns due to the summer heat in Qatar.

Multiple top decision-makers at U.S. Soccer departed as well, delaying the federation’s attempts to complete its tournament analysis. Further complicating matters, Berhalter became embroiled in a controversy involving Gio Reyna and his parents that played out in the weeks that followed.

In the end, it took over six months before U.S. Soccer announced that Berhalter would carry on after all.

Since then, the USMNT has remained the dominant force in Concacaf, much as it was throughout Berhalter’s first tenure. However, the pressure has been on the USMNT to take the next step and become a real threat to the world’s best.

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