Bruce Arena: U.S. wanted to fire Jurgen Klinsmann six months earlier | MUK Sports

ESPN FC's Paul Mariner weighs in on Jurgen Klinsmann's future after the former U.S. head coach stated he's eyeing a return to the sidelines after the World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation was prepared to fire Jurgen Klinsmann six months before it eventually did, according to a forthcoming book by the coach's successor, Bruce Arena. Klinsmann was fired in November 2016, but Arena, in an advance given to the Washington Post, said he met with then-USSF president Sunil Gulati and chief executive Dan Flynn to discuss taking over the previous May. Between May and November, the U.S. finished fourth after a decent showing at the Copa America, but then lost its first...
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