Mauricio Pochettino earned just over $5 million in his first seven months as coach of the U.S. national team, according to U.S. Soccer Federation tax returns.
Pochettino announced as Greg Berhalter’s replacement It paid taxes on Sept. 10, 2024 and received $5,016,917 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, according to its tax return released Thursday.
Pochettino’s salary for this period was listed at $2,516,917 and he was given a $2.5 million bonus.
Berhalter Layoff in July 2024 rear Copa America 1st round lossIt was just 10 months since he started his second stint as coach. His income for the fiscal year was $1,774,981, which included $699,148 in salary, $325,000 in bonuses, and $750,833 in severance payments.
US women’s coach Emma Hayes He earned $1,469,557, consisting of $744,557 in salary, $700,000 in bonuses, and $25,000 in other compensation.
CEO JT Batson earned $898,787, with $658,787 listed as salary and $240,000 as bonus.
Athletic director Matt Crocker was listed at $990,792, including a salary of $658,787, a bonus of $179,100 and a relocation allowance of $152,905.
Twila Kilgore, an assistant to former women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski, earned $435,209, including a salary of $136,042, a $235,000 bonus and $64,167 in severance. Kilgore named interim head coach Continue Andonovsky will resign in August 2023 He held that position until Mr. Hayes took over in May of the following year. Mr. Kilgore will retire in September 2024..
Several players from the women’s national team were named among USSF’s highest paid employees in the fiscal year in which the women’s team won the championship. 5th Olympic gold medal. Emily Sonnette, Emily Fox and Naomi Girma each earned a salary of $852,112, Lindsey Heaps $849,461 and Casey Murphy $822,032, each receiving a $36,000 bonus.
USSF paid $2,881,792 to Soccer United Marketing, an affiliate of Major League Soccer, and $13,395,175 to law firm Latham & Watkins for sponsorship. It also paid $2,125,209 to Brazil’s governing body for international event coordinators, $2,095,000 to Wasserman Media Group for marketing and media, and $2,095,000 to the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association for support partnerships.
Revenue increased to $268.05 million from $196.8 million in the prior year, and expenses increased to $260.1 million from $190.9 million.
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