Without giving a reason, Stewart told the USSF board in a closed-door executive session on Thursday that McBride would not return, and like others with knowledge of the situation, asked to remain anonymous. said one person who spoke to You have the right to comment publicly.
McBride’s position was not taken up by President Cindy Parlow Cohn or Secretary General JT Batson during the public sessions of the conference.
McBride’s expulsion was first reported by ESPN.
The move comes amid turmoil over the men’s program. The USSF is awaiting the results of an independent investigation in which Burhalter admitted to abusing his future wife when he was a freshman at the University of North Carolina in 1991.
Stewart has also reviewed his national team performance in a four-year cycle led by Verhalter, whose contract expired on 31 December.
After leading the United States to the Round of 16 in Qatar last month, Burhalter appeared well positioned for a new deal. But a bizarre dispute involving the family of Berhalter and his longtime friend and former U.S. captain, Claudio Reyna, complicates matters.
The Reinas were upset that their 20-year-old son Gio didn’t play a big role in America’s World Cup. Burholter exacerbated the situation by criticizing Gio’s Reina’s work ethic at his leadership summit in New York three days after the team was eliminated. Although the event was private, his comments were made public. Daniel Reyna retaliated against Verhalter by telling Stewart about the 1991 abuse incident. At the time, she was a football teammate and close friend of Burhalter’s future wife, Rosalind.
It’s unclear if Verhalter’s confusion with Reyna played a role in McBride’s dismissal, or if he considered offering Verhalter a new contract. Reyna, Berhalter, Stewart and McBride were members of the same World Cup team.
Earlier this month, Stewart appointed World Cup assistant Anthony Hudson to host an MLS-focused training camp in Carson, Calif. on Saturday and a friendly against Serbia in Los Angeles on Wednesday. will play a friendly against Columbia in Carson on 28 January. European-based patrons, including Reyna, are not available due to club commitments.
McBride replaced Stewart, who served as general manager for 14 months before overseeing all men’s and women’s youth and senior national teams. Stewart contract It will last until 2026, people close to the USSF told The Washington Post last summer. The federation has never officially announced that it has extended Stewart’s contract for four years.
