The U.S. Soccer Federation has hired Matt Crocker from Premier League club Southampton to be its sporting director, a position that oversees the national teams, two people familiar with the situation said Sunday.
With a new sporting director in place, the federation will ramp up pursuit of a coach for the men’s national team, which has opened the new World Cup cycle without a permanent leader. Gregg Berhalter’s contract expired Dec. 31, and assistant Anthony Hudson has run the squad as its interim boss.The U.S.
Incidentally, Jesse Marsch, an American who most recently coached Premier League club Leeds United, interviewed for the Southampton coaching job in February. He remains available. Crocker has been Southampton’s director of football operations for more than three years following a six-year tenure overseeing youth national teams at the Football Association, English soccer’s governing body. He also has worked extensively in youth development with Southampton, the English Football League and Welsh club Cardiff City.Given its world-class women’s program, the USSF wanted to target someone with experience in that side of the game, too.
Kate Markgraf, the U.S. women’s national team general manager, will continue to oversee daily operations of the four-time world champions. The USSF is not expected to hire a men’s general manager following
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