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Posted On: June 8th 2026, 03:47 pm
USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino defended Brenden Aaronson after some criticism over Aaronson’s wedding taking place during the team’s pre-World Cup training camp 🎙️🇺🇸
Aaronson’s wedding to his longtime girlfriend had reportedly been scheduled long in advance for May 30 in New Jersey — after he was originally told camp wouldn’t begin until June 1.
“It’s a question that, [as] human beings it’s always important to us, and I completely understand that players need to plan their life and their family. I know the type of player that he is, professional. and [it is] a good thing, something to celebrate [with] the teammate. [...] It’s a thing that gives energy and provides energy to the team.”
“Maybe in the past, when I was a player it was impossible. And from my coaches impossible. Impossible! ‘I don’t care, I don’t care about you, I don’t care about your kids.’ It’s true. I can tell many stories. But [society has] evolved.”
“I think the only thing you can get is the best for him: more commitment, more enthusiasm, more energy, more of everything.
“Today, being a leader is not like it was in the past. Now it’s about evolution of the human. The leader needs to [seem] more human than in the past. I think we were happy, he was happy, [his] family was happy. He right now is happy. I think we need to live with that.”
Aaronson’s wedding to his longtime girlfriend had reportedly been scheduled long in advance for May 30 in New Jersey — after he was originally told camp wouldn’t begin until June 1.
“It’s a question that, [as] human beings it’s always important to us, and I completely understand that players need to plan their life and their family. I know the type of player that he is, professional. and [it is] a good thing, something to celebrate [with] the teammate. [...] It’s a thing that gives energy and provides energy to the team.”
“Maybe in the past, when I was a player it was impossible. And from my coaches impossible. Impossible! ‘I don’t care, I don’t care about you, I don’t care about your kids.’ It’s true. I can tell many stories. But [society has] evolved.”
“I think the only thing you can get is the best for him: more commitment, more enthusiasm, more energy, more of everything.
“Today, being a leader is not like it was in the past. Now it’s about evolution of the human. The leader needs to [seem] more human than in the past. I think we were happy, he was happy, [his] family was happy. He right now is happy. I think we need to live with that.”
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