US enter Gold Cup with eye on 2026 and their new-old head coach on sidelines

The turmoil of the last six months appears to be at an end as the USMNT prepare to host the next World Cup. But there are still a few questions to resolve

Here's the USMNT story so far in 2023. The second interim coach of the year is going for his second trophy of the year, even though the team has a new permanent coach, who is the former permanent coach.

This new-old head coach, Gregg Berhalter, who was hired-rehired on 16 June, will not be in charge of the US's first Concacaf Gold Cup game - against Jamaica in Chicago on Saturday - because he is busy Thinking Deep Thoughts.