Anthony Hudson will coach the United States men’s soccer team, rather than Gregg Berhalter, ahead of the first two matches of the cycle leading to the 2026 World Cup.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday that it was investigating Berhalter for a 1991 domestic violence incident involving the woman who became his wife.
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Hudson will lead the team for friendlies against Serbia on Jan. 25 in Los Angeles and against Colombia three days later in Carson, California, USSF sporting director Earnie Stewart said on Wednesday.
Hudson, 41, was hired as coach of the U.S. under-20 team in January 2020 and a year later became an assistant coach to Berhalter, whose contract with the USMNT expired on Dec. 31.
The USSF said its assessment of the 2018-22 cycle and the investigation of Berhalter are ongoing and said on Tuesday that it learned of Berhalter’s 1991 behavior on Dec. 11 and hired the law firm Alston & Bird to investigate.
