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Gregg Berhalter, NJ Native, Fired As Head Coach Of US Men's Soccer Team Gregg Berhalter, NJ Native, Fired As Head Coach Of US Men's Soccer Team
Gregg Berhalter, NJ Native, Fired As Head Coach Of US Men's Soccer Team The search is on for a new head coach of the US Men's National Team. The team flamed out in front of hometown fans and were bounced from the 2024 Copa America in the group stage after losing to Urugay and Panama.  It was the first time the US failed to advance out of the group stage. On Wednesday, July 10, the US Soccer Federation made an unsurprising announcement: The team's head coach, Englewood native Gregg Berhalter, 50, had been "relieved of his duties, effective immediately." The search for a new #USMNT head coach has begun. pic.twitter.com/BFVedpnyfo — U.S. Soccer …

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by Zak Failla
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Jersey Shore Native Lands First MLS Head Coaching Job: 'An Incredible Opportunity' Jersey Shore Native Lands First MLS Head Coaching Job: 'An Incredible Opportunity'
Jersey Shore Native Lands First MLS Head Coaching Job: 'An Incredible Opportunity' An Atlantic County native is getting his first shot at managing a Major League Soccer club. B.J. Callaghan was named as the second head coach in Nashville SC franchise history, the team announced in a news release on Wednesday, July 3. The Ventnor City native will replace interim manager Rumba Munthali, who was promoted after longtime head coach Gary Smith left the club in May. Callaghan's appointment as Nashville's new boss came just two days after his 43rd birthday. "We are so excited to usher in this new era for Nashville Soccer Club with B.J. as our head coach," gen…

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by Chris Spiker
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Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England
Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Pressure's on for Matt Turner. The 28-year-old Bergen County native who began playing soccer as a teenager is the starting goalie for the US Men's National Team as they face Group B leaders England Friday, Nov. 25, in the second of three games before the knockout rounds of the World Cup. The USMNT — this year helmed by another Bergen County native, Gregg Berhalter — remains undefeated against England in the World Cup matches, with one major upset in 1950 and another victory in 2010. Turner, who attended Saint Joseph Regional High Schoo, began playing soccer around the time he wat…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run
Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run The US Men’s National Team will have vociferous voices out in force playing their vuvuzelas in New Jersey as a Bergen County native looks to guide one of the world's youngest squads to victory in the biggest sporting event on the globe. Gregg Berhalter, 49, a Tenafly native, has the world in his hands and on his shoulders as he leads the national team in their first World Cup match in eight years against Wales after the team failed to qualify for the event four years ago. Berhalter has a difficult task on his hands, leading a promising, but young - the second youngest team by average in the…

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by Zak Failla