Nine days after the USMNT were eliminated from the 2024 Copa América at the group stage, head coach Gregg Berhalter was fired.
Berhalter’s dismissal was the correct, if easy, way forward for the national team after a poor showing. But any review of this summer’s failing must be broader than one coach. Questions about the quality of the current squad are fair, but there is another potential culprit: the pay-to-play model.
