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U.S. Soccer appears to be on track with its plan to hire a new head coach of the United States women’s national team by late November.
Speaking to media on Monday, U.S. veteran defender Becky Sauerbrunn said federation leadership has kept her updated on the process, including that the they are getting closer to making a hire.
“I don’t know names of candidates or anything like that,” Sauerbrunn said. “But I was aware of when candidates were being flown in for interviews and that sort of thing and knowing that we’re getting close. I think that they’ve got a few candidates that they’re very excited about.”
Asked for further comment, a U.S. Soccer spokesperson said that the federation is still in the “narrowing process” with candidates. The search is being led by new U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker, who was hired on April 25.
The U.S. women have been without a coach since Vlatko Andonovski resigned in mid-August. Andonovski, who on Monday was announced as the new head…
