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U.S. coaching search widens
Kendall, Maturana added to previous list of choices
Posted: Saturday July 11, 1998 05:57 PM
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Former Colombia head coach Francisco Maturana is another candidate to take over the U.S. team (Shaun Botteril/Allsport) |
PARIS (AP) -- Add former Everton coach Howard Kendall and former Colombia coach
Francisco Maturana as possibilities to take over the U.S. team.
Kendall, who left Everton of England's
Premier League last month, has been rumored to be interested in the U.S.
job, which opened when Steve Sampson quit June 29 following a last-place
finish in the World Cup. Maturana, who led Colombia during the 1994
tournament and recently coached Ecuador, is another possibility, U.S.
Soccer Federation secretary general Hank Steinbrecher said Saturday.
"We're just taking the names of people, getting it down to a manageable
few," USSF president Alan Rothenberg said after a news conference to unveil
the official ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, to be played in the United
States. "After the tournament, we'll either fly them in or we'll
fly to them," said Rothenberg, who has not yet spoken to any of the
candidates. Bora Milutinovic, the U.S. coach from 1991-95 and Nigeria's coach
this year, is another candidate, as are former Brazil and Saudi
Arabia coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and former Portugal coach Carlos
Queiroz. Parreira and Queiroz are former coaches of the New York/New Jersey
MetroStars in Major League Soccer. Rothenberg, a Los Angeles-based
lawyer, intends to hire a new coach before his term expires August 22.
Robert Contiguglia, a doctor, or Lawrence Monaco, a retired government
lawyer, takes over as president the following day. Rothenberg will consult
with them on his choice and remain active in the USSF. On the
women's front, Rothenberg hopes to begin a U.S. professional league by
2001. The 1999 Women's World Cup will be a proving ground. It will be
played from June 19-July 10 in Chicago; East Rutherford, New Jersey;
Foxboro, Massachussets; Landover, Maryland; Pasadena, California; Portland,
Oregon; and San Jose, California. "We need to prove the American
media, American sponsors and American individuals are willing to support a
league," he said.
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