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US Soccer Reportedly Has Looked for Jurgen Klinsmann Replacement
- Updated: November 18, 2016
With the United States men’s national soccer team reeling after a 4-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Costa Rica Tuesday, reports have surfaced that a replacement for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has long been under consideration.
Steven Goff of the Washington Post was the first to report Tuesday that current L.A. Galaxy and former Team USA boss Bruce Arena had been tabbed as a potential successor to Klinsmann even prior to the Costa Rica defeat.
ESPN FC’s Doug McIntyre and Jeff Carlisle added Thursday that USA Soccer has been looking at candidates since late last year. Arena, Sporting Kansas City head coach Peter Vermes and U.S. assistant Tab Ramos were named as possible options.
Following the loss to Costa Rica and a previous 2-1 defeat at the hands of Mexico, the United States are last out of six teams in the World Cup qualifying Hexagonal round.
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