Mauricio Pochettino during his press conference on the eve of the USMNT’s final game of 2025 noted the team’s progress, stressed the need to keep improving — and cracked some jokes.

Mauricio Pochettino‘s press conferences tend to be pleasant affairs but he seemed in a particularly good mood on Monday in Tampa.

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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,...