#435 – Corruption PREDICTED! Cherundolo is now USMNT U23 Coach, and What it Means

Why Steve Cherundolo’s U23 Hire Signals MLS Control and Pochettino’s Exit

In episode 435, we illustrate that MLS, as a monopolistic single-entity league without promotion and relegation, effectively controls US Soccer through concentrated power, board influence, and media-aligned narratives that pressure federation leaders, coaches, and journalists to comply.

We show the appointment of Steve Cherundolo as U23 Olympic coach as a strategic, rushed move with no sporting urgency. Since the U.S. hosts the Olympics and needs no qualification, this is meant to block Mauricio Pochettino from placing his own staff in the youth pipeline and to position Cherundolo as a future senior-team option.

We claim US Soccer’s reported contract offer to Pochettino lacked disclosed terms and likely preserved MLS control rather than meeting demands for authority over youth teams. We criticize mainstream coverage for shifting blame to players and the youth system while protecting MLS and suppressing Pochettino’s critiques of the closed system.

00:00 Intro
02:35 Understanding How MLS Controls U.S. Soccer
05:14 How and Why U.S. Soccer Employees Obey MLS
06:40 How Did MLS Get So Much Power?
09:54 U.S. Soccer’s Offer to Pochettino
10:39 Gary’s Pre-World Cup Prediction
13:28 How the Establishment Reacts to National Team Results
17:25 Doug McIntyre Puts the Blame on Pochettino
20:11 Pochettino’s “Offer” Continued
21:25 Real Managers Require Control
22:50 The Timing of Cherundolo’s Hiring
26:29 Did Pochettino Weigh In on the Cherundolo Decision?
27:59 Is Cherundolo Really an “MLS Guy”?
32:27 Is Cherundolo Being Positioned to Become USMNT Manager?
39:07 Why Doesn’t U.S. Soccer/MLS Want Pochettino?
40:56 Pochettino Speaks the Truth
42:56 Jürgen Klinsmann
43:49 Why Did U.S. Soccer Hire Pochettino in the First Place?
46:20 Will Pochettino Stay?
47:42 Rob Stone and the Media
51:54 The Significance of Cherundolo’s Hiring
54:09 Noahkai Banks
55:16 Why the MLS Audience Relies on Stats
56:45 Attacking Eric Wynalda
57:39 How Is MLS the Problem?
58:35 The Benefits of an Open Ecosystem
01:00:29 American Agents Are Compromised
01:03:55 Gary’s Personal Experience with MLS Franchises
01:05:47 “Pochettino Doesn’t Care About the Pipeline”
01:09:05 Could We Be Wrong?
01:11:05 Tab Ramos’ Comments on Cindy Parlow Cone
01:12:36 Why the Monopoly Must Be Confronted

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