Mauricio Pochettino will return as U.S. men’s national team head coach after agreeing to a new contract with U.S. Soccer, the federation announced Monday. The deal runs through the 2030 World Cup. Pochettino, whose first contract with U.S. Soccer expired after the 2026 World Cup, had been engaged in discussions with the federation about a renewal, with both parties publicly keeping the door open for such an outcome. It officially became a reality on Monday.
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Our partnership has experienced 137 race days since our inaugural pacer Sixby Hanover made his Maine debut in May 2022, and 60 of those race days have featured our partnership's second pacer Crimson Pine.
Crimson Pine, who more commonly goes by his barn name Benny, is entered in a race at Plainridge Park in Plainville, MA, and today's race day starts the same way our race days usually start: A reminder e-mail to our 20 partners, and race day posts on our partnership's socials.
(This series will feature a daily Win wager on a pacer or trotter racing at a Maine track and/or owned by Maine connections.)
Plainridge Park (Plainville, MA)
Race No. 10 (7p)
#5: Hollywood Skeeter (5-1 ML)
Total Hit Rate: 28% (7/25)
Total Bankroll: $116.80 (+16.8%)
(This is a day-to-day look at being the founder and managing partner of the Ivory Pine Syndicate, a Maine-based horse racing partnership.)
(A day-to-day look at being the chairman and a co-owner of the Rosevelt Soccer Club, a soccer club based in Gorham, Maine.)
