New USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino is looking for players who play with the same pride and passion as he sees in Argentina.

Mauricio Pochettino, the Argentine coach tasked with leading the U.S. national team through the 2026 World Cup, said he and his staff have been quite impressed with the level of play from the MLS players at camp in Fort Lauderdale this week.

They could care less about the noise that’s generated across comment sections and online forums that diminish MLS as a pipeline for the national team. The reality, though, is quite simple: January camp is not a collection of the country’s best players.

USA national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has been quick to praise the quality of American players but says he wants to inject some Argentine spirit and patriotism into his squad.

The United States and Mauricio Pochettino will play an international friendly against Venezuela on Saturday afternoon at Chase Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Chicago Fire forward Brian Gutiérrez has represented the US at age group level and now looks set to make his first appearance for the senior national team.

USA defender Tim Ream said that head coach Mauricio Pochettino continues to stress to his players the importance of having a winning mentality.

Domestic league action is back this weekend with Arsenal vs. Aston Villa, Juventus vs. Milan and Manchester United vs. Brighton and Hove Albion all notable on top of the U.S. men's national team taking on Venezuela.

Here's everything you need to know about USA vs. Venezuela in their Men's National Team friendly, including links to purchase the best and most affordable tickets.

This friendly is a great opportunity for USA manager Mauricio Pochettino to test young talents against good opponents as the preparation continues.

The US men's national team play the first of two January friendlies on Saturday afternoon, hosting Venezuela at Inter Miami CF's Chase Stadium.

New U.S. soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino will give two Real Salt Lake ... “I’m honored to represent the USA and have the RSL community supporting me.” RSL opens its preseason on Jan ...