Mauricio Pochettino has never coached a national team. But he had an eventful national team playing career with Argentina, which included a June 1999 friendly against the USA.

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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,...