The U.S. men’s national team coaching search is nearing its conclusion, according to two U.S. Soccer Federation leaders who are assisting general manager Earnie Stewart in the hiring process. Speaking with The Athletic, U.S. Soccer’s chief sport development officer Nico Romeijn and U.S. Soccer chief soccer office Ryan Mooney spelled out their involvement in the search. Mooney and Romeijn said their roles are in support of Stewart, who is tasked with leading the search, choosing the next U.S. men’s national team head coach, and recommending that candidate to the U.S. Soccer board of directors.



The internal goal is to select the new coach by Nov. 1st, a U.S. Soccer spokesman said. That does not necessarily mean the candidate will take over before the end of the year; that will depend on the coach’s current employment situation. The U.S. has friendlies scheduled for Nov. 15th and Nov. 20th against England and Italy, respectively.



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