Brian McBride ‘will NOT return as general manager of US men’s soccer team’ as investigation into World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter continues
According to ESPN, Brian McBride is not returning as general manager of the United States men’s national team.
McBride has been the US National Team GM since 2020. A former national team forward, McBride scored 30 goals in 95 appearances for the senior side.
US soccer spokesmen did not immediately respond to the Chron’s request for confirmation.
Brian McBride USMNT General Manager will not be returning to his position with US Soccer
McBride was hired as general manager of the national team in 2020 and his contract expired
The move comes at a turbulent time for US soccer as Gregg Berhalter’s future after coaching the team remains in doubt until the 2022 World Cup.
Berhalter was investigated after he was blackmailed by former national team-mate Claudio Reyna and his wife over an incident in which Berhalter kicked his wife in 1991.
The United States will play two friendlies against Serbia and Colombia later this month, coached by interim coach Anthony Hudson.
Berhalter’s contract as head coach of the national team expired in early January and it was announced his future would only be decided once the investigation was complete.
Gregg Berhalter is currently out of contract as he is under investigation by the US Soccer Association
McBride (20), Berhalter (3) and Claudio Reyna (10) once played together for Team USA
As with Berhalter, McBride’s contract expired this month, however the decision was made not to keep him by sporting director Earnie Stewart and those in power.
A native of Arlington Heights, Illinois, he played for the United States at three different World Cups and was inducted into America’s National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2014.
Aside from being the first American player to score in three different World Cups, he is also one of only 11 ever called up to three different World Cups.
In his 17-year career, he played for teams in the United States, England and Germany, perhaps most notably with English Premier League club Fulham FC, where he scored 33 goals in 140 games.
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