Jurgen Klinsmann fired as US soccer coach; Bruce Arena expected to take over
Jurgen Klinsmann is out as head coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team.
U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati fired him Monday, ending a 5 1/2-year tenure that began with great enthusiasm but, amid mixed results and troubling performances this fall, left the American squad in jeopardy of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Los Angeles Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena, who guided the United States in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, is expected to replace Klinsmann.
“While we remain confident that we have quality players to help us advance to Russia 2018, the form and growth of the team up to this point left us convinced that we need to go in a different direction,” Gulati said in a written statement. “With the next qualifying match in late March, we have several months to refocus the group and determine the best way forward to ensure a successful journey to qualify for our eighth consecutive World Cup.”
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