Bruce Arena out
Bruce Arena’s contract to coach the U.S. Men’s National Team will not be renewed when it expires at the end of this year.
According to ussoccer.com, “The decision was made after a five-hour meeting on Thursday at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, between Gulati, Arena and U.S. Soccer CEO Dan Flynn.”
Arena said, “I would like to thank the players, coaches and staff who have been with the program over the last eight years. I am extremely optimistic about the future of the sport in our country. As for me, I am planning to take some time off to weigh my future opportunities.”
As if we didn’t know, U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati eplained, “”We will start an immediate search for someone to guide the program going forward.”
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[...] When the U.S. made their inauspicious exit from the 2006 World Cup, Bruce Arena was fired. While that was interesting, if expected, it was merely the lighting of a fuse. Soon after Arena was hired to take over at Red Bull New York, he unleashed a scathing review of the U.S. Soccer Federation and Sunil Gulati, who he called a “super-fan.” [...]
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