New U.S. soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino has led sharper and more intense workouts ahead of his first match Saturday in Austin.

Of course, soccer is about to compete and to win. Our fans, for sure they want to win,” Pochettino said before his first two friendlies with the national team. “At the same time . . . we need to give time to the team to adapt to us.

The USMNT enters one of its more anticipated international windows in recent years when it hosts Panama on Saturday and then faces Mexico on Tuesday.

A new era for US soccer is set to begin, led by an Argentine coach expected to deliver big results at the 2026 World Cup.

In Mauricio Pochettino's first game as coach, the USMNT hosts Panama in a friendly to prepare for CONCACAF Nations League play in November.

Welcome to the weekend! UEFA Nations League and FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers in many of the various soccer confederations are starting and its a big weekend for the U.S. Men's National Team with Mauricio Pochettino debuting as head coach.

Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT project began with intensity this week in Texas. Fresh off long flights from Europe, their minds and bodies weary, players pushed through “tough” training sessions; Tuesday’s was “one of the longer ones we've had with the national team,