It has been a month since Earnie Stewart left the US Soccer Federation. The organization has been scrambling ever since to find a replacement to fill the post of Sporting Director. It became a serious race against time as USMNT is desperate for a new head coach. With many important tournaments coming up, one of the first puzzles for the Sporting Director will be to find a suitable name to carry the team through the tournaments.
The USA will host the 2024 edition of Copa America. The country had already won the hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup. After a better performance from USMNT than expected in Qatar, fans are expecting miraculous results from the team in the upcoming tournaments.
US Soccer Federation’s president Cindy Parlow Cone had said that the federation is targeting to close this position before the FIFA women’s World Cup. According to several reports, they are in touch with a New York-based firm Sportsology to lead the search.
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USMNT legend is a potential prospect
According to a plethora of reports, the USSF is thinking about USMNT legend Oguchi Onyewu for the position of Sporting Director. Apart from a 10-year-long decorated career for USMNT, he has also been in a managerial position for around 5 years. While his resume looks like he is fit for the job, not all fans are excited. Some are doubting and questioning the choice, while some are extremely discontent with the option.
Trash response.. please explain why he isn’t qualified? And I’ll even take away his football playing career👂🏾 saying you don’t like him as a candidate, cool. But not qualified lol https://t.co/1VtgVbGLfr
— DaMarcus Beasley (@DaMarcusBeasley) March 7, 2023
One fan on Twitter took it to a whole new level. He wrote, “Why is US Soccer obsessed with handing out important jobs to underqualified people? We have enough data points to show that being a good front-office executive or manager doesn’t require any playing experience. Having USMNT caps should not matter.” This rant by the fan would attract another USMNT legend for an epic reply.
Another legend jumps into the debate
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This response blew up on Twitter and it caught the attention of another USMNT legend. The teammate of Onyewu from back in the day, DaMarcus Beasley, gave a scorching response. Onyewu spent almost his entire international career playing with Beasley.
In the response to the fan Onyewu, Beasley wrote, “Trash response.. please explain why he isn’t qualified? And I’ll even take away his football-playing career by saying you don’t like him as a candidate, cool. But not qualified lol.”
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Both Onyewu and the USSF have denied any comments when approached by Fox Sports. The situation remains unclear as of now and will reach its conclusion after an official announcement by the US Soccer Federation.