{"id":2299,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2299","headline":"Pep Guardiola emerges as USMNT target if Pochettino exits for Manchester United","dek":"Pochettino is reportedly closing in on a verbal agreement to take the Manchester United job once USMNT's Nations League fixtures against Haiti wrap up.","body":"Mauricio Pochettino looks to be on his way out as USMNT head coach, with Manchester United reportedly reaching a verbal agreement with the Argentine on Wednesday. He is expected to join the Premier League club once his current national team duties are finished.\n\nPochettino is still with his USMNT players ahead of CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal matches against Haiti, having opened camp in Georgia this week even as the Manchester United talk intensified. The timing is awkward but not unprecedented for international coaches whose club suitors come calling mid-camp.\n\nShould Pochettino depart, U.S. Soccer is reportedly set to make Pep Guardiola its top target to fill the vacancy. The former Manchester City manager has previously called the United States \"fascinating\" as a long-term project and was in serious contention for the Italy job over the summer, suggesting he is open to moves outside the traditional European club circuit.\n\nNothing is finalized on either front. Pochettino has not been formally confirmed as Manchester United's next manager, and Guardiola has not been approached or confirmed as a candidate by U.S. Soccer. The Haiti matches will proceed as scheduled regardless of the coaching uncertainty hanging over the program.","published_at":"2026-11-11T23:33:22.872608+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Pep Guardiola set to become United States' top target to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Manchester United close in","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pep-guardiola-set-become-united-224644610.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"USMNT eyeing Pep Guardiola as top target if Mauricio Pochettino bolts for Manchester United","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/usmnt-eye-pep-guardiola-as-coach-if-mauricio-pochettino-bolts-for-manchester-united/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Pep Guardiola Will Reportedly Be 'A Top Target' To Replace Mauricio Pochettino With USA","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/pep-guardiola-will-reportedly-a-top-target-replace-mauricio-pochettino-usa"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"USMNT coaching candidates: Could Pep Guardiola potentially replace Mauricio Pochettino?","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/usmnt-coaching-candidates-could-pep-guardiola-potentially-replace-mauricio-pochettino/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Pep Guardiola expected to be a top USMNT target if Manchester United snares Pochettino","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7773820/2026/11/11/pep-guardiola-pochettino-manchester-united-usmnt-coach-candidate/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"💣Bombshell: United States want Guardiola as manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bombshell-united-states-want-guardiola-192400662.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"🚨 BREAKING: USMNT set to target Pep Guardiola as next head coach","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/breaking-usmnt-set-target-pep-192500194.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Give him a blank cheque’ – U.S. Soccer fans react as Pep Guardiola reported to be a top target to replace Pochettino","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/him-blank-cheque-u-soccer-201424015.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"USMNT could turn to Premier League legend amid Mauricio Pochettino exit rumors","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usmnt-could-turn-premier-league-202952232.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"USMNT rumors: U.S. Soccer dreaming big with Pep Guardiola as Mauricio Pochettino eyes Manchester United","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usmnt-rumors-u-soccer-dreaming-210228505.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://statics.foxsports.com/www.foxsports.com/content/uploads/2026/11/guardiola1.jpg","credit":"Fox Sports","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}