Bruce Arena returns as US coach, replacing Jurgen Klinsmann
NEW YORK — Bruce Arena is returning to coach the U.S. national soccer team, a decade after he was fired.
The winningest coach in American national team history, Arena was hired Tuesday, a day after Jurgen Klinsmann’s dismissal for two losses to begin the final round of World Cup qualifying.
With the Americans 0-2 at this stage for the first time, the U.S. Soccer Federation wants to spark a turnaround when competition resumes March 24 with a home game against Honduras followed four days later with a match at Panama.