Manchester United’s widely reported pursuit of Mauricio Pochettino to replace its manager, Michael Carrick, came up during Tuesday’s video press conference with defender Antonee Robinson and attacker Cavan Sullivan. The USA’s preparations for its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series against Haiti, which is hosting the first leg in Miami on Saturday, have unfolded amid reports that Pochettino is open to returning to Premier League coaching and that his contract with U.S. Soccer includes a $10 million release clause.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...