U.S. Soccer, Emma Hayes and Mauricio Pochettino
1 September 2026
U.S. Soccer is restructuring its sporting department by replacing one overarching sporting-director position with separate directors for women’s and girls’ soccer and men’s and boys’ soccer. The new leaders will oversee development pathways across youth, amateur and professional levels.
Senior national-team coaches Emma Hayes and Mauricio Pochettino will retain direct control of the USWNT and USMNT and report to chief executive JT Batson. Both coaches helped shape the new structure and will collaborate in selecting the two incoming directors.