Mauricio Pochettino on Balogun, the England job and the problem with club football

Mauricio Pochettino on Balogun, the England job and the problem with club football

Mauricio Pochettino tells Miguel Delaney why he has chosen to stay on as manager of the USA beyond the World Cup despite offers from the club game

Mauricio Pochettino: Ex-Tottenham and Chelsea boss hopes to return to Premier League in future

Mauricio Pochettino has always been good company - warm, engaging and likeable. Having had a few weeks to reset away from the spotlight, there were enthusiastic hugs all round for the Sky Sports News team as we all swapped summer stories. His, though, has been rather busier than ours.

Pochettino says USMNT contract no longer unbreakable post-World Cup: 'It's different'

For Mauricio Pochettino, it all comes down to human connections. That is how he sees the world, sees football, and sees his own role in it. All of the best work of his career has been built on that foundation; making players work together, making fans believe in the team, trying to leave a legacy bigger than just wins and losses. That is how Pochettino wants to look back at his summer, when he took the United States to the last 16 of their home …