U.S. Soccer names Stewart general manager

The former U.S. national team star and Philadelphia Union sporting director will take charge of the search for the team’s next head coach  ,National Daily gathered.

More than seven months after the debacle of failing to qualify for the World Cup, U.S. Soccer is finally moving a step closer to selecting a new coach to take charge of its men’s national team.

U.S. Soccer has hired Earnie Stewart as the general manager for the U.S. men’s national team.

Stewart takes over a newly created position that will lead the search for the next U.S. coach. He will spearhead a committee that will evaluate candidates before hiring a new coach after the World Cup.