U.S. Soccer has named Bruce Arena as the new head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team

Record ID: 77893

  • Title: U.S. Soccer has named Bruce Arena as the new head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team
  • Date: 22nd November 2016
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE-AUGUST 4, 2015) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** LA GALAXY HEAD COACH AND GENERAL MANAGER BRUCE ARENA WATCHING TRAINING LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE-JULY 16, 2015) (REUTERS) BRUCE ARENA SPEAKING WITH GALAXY STAFF DURING TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRUCE ARENA ON MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SIGNING MORE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYERS SAYING: "If all the stars line up the right way, you know there's another factor that goes along with it. These players are being paid very well and they're being acquired from clubs so our league does not have the resources to have a whole lot of these players so each case is unique. There's not a general trend as how this is going to work down the road." LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE-JANUARY 23, 2012) (REUTERS) ARENA WATCHING TRAINING DAVID BECKHAM AND GALAXY TEAMMATES WARMING UP LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE-AUGUST 4, 2015) (REUTERS) ARENA, GIOVANI DOS SANTOS AND PRESIDENT CHRIS KLEIN UNVIELING JERSEY
  • Embargoed: 7th December 2016 18:38
  • Keywords: David Beckham Giovani Dos Santos
  • Location: VARIOUS
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  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA00159J34FZ
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  • Story Text: Bruce Arena has been handed the tall order of getting the United States' qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup back on track after being named head coach of the national team, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday.
    Arena, a five-times Major League Soccer champion coach who is taking over for the recently fired Juergen Klinsmann, is no stranger to the U.S. national team having been at the helm from 1998-2006.
    Considered by many to be American soccer's greatest coach of all time, Arena's previous stint with the U.S. team included a run to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, the country's best result in the tournament since the inaugural event in 1930.
    "When we considered the possible candidates to take over the Men's National Team at this time, Bruce was at the top of the list," U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said in a statement.
    Arena now takes over a U.S. team that are sitting dead last in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying after last week's stunning loss to Costa Rica, which came on the heels of a home loss to Mexico.
    During his first stint with the national squad the United States shot to fourth from 19th in the FIFA world rankings and his 71 wins are easily the most in U.S. history.
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