Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin funded Mauricio Pochettino's $6M annual USMNT coaching deal, the most expensive in US Soccer history, ahead of the 2026

In order for U.S. Soccer to swing big at a home World Cup, it needed financial help. Mauricio Pochettino wouldn't have been hired without it

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin funded Mauricio Pochettino's $6M annual USMNT coaching deal, the most expensive in US Soccer history, ahead of the 2026