Mauricio Pochettino earned just over $5 million during his first seven months as coach of the U.S. national team, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing.
on Sept. 10, 2024, and received $5,016,917 in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025, according to the tax return released Thursday.
Pochettino’s salary for the period was listed at $2,516,917, and he was given a $2.5 million bonus.
Berhalter, after a , was just 10 months into his second stint as coach. He earned $1,774,981 in the fiscal year, which included $699,148 in salary, a $325,000 bonus and a $750,833 severance payment.
earned $1,469,557 that included $744,557 in salary, a $700,000 bonus and $25,000 in other compensation.
CEO JT Batson earned $898,787 of which $658,787 was listed as salary and $240,000 as bonus.
Sporting director Matt Crocker was listed at $990,792: $658,787 in salary, $179,100 in bonus and $152,905 in a relocation payment.
Twila Kilgore, an assistant to former women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski, earned $435,209 that included $136,042 in salary, a $235,000 in bonus and $64,167 in severance pay. following and held the role until Hayes started the following May. .
Several women’s national team players were listed as among the USSF’s highest-paid employees during a fiscal year in which the women’s team won its . Emily Sonnett, Emily Fox and Naomi Girma were each listed at $852,112 in salary, Lindsey Heaps at $849,461 and Casey Murphy at $822,032, and each earned a $36,000 bonus.
The USSF paid $2,881,792 to Soccer United Marketing, an affiliate of Major League Soccer, for sponsorship agreements and $13,395,175 to the law firm Latham & Watkins. It also paid $2,125,209 to the governing body of Brazilian soccer as an international event coordinator, $2.095 million to both Wasserman Media Group for marketing and media and to the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association for a supportive partnership.
Revenue of $268.05 million was up from $196.8 million in the prior fiscal year, while expenses rose to $260.1 million from $190.9 million.
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