US Soccer Set To Decide On Gregg Berhalter's Coaching Future: REPORT

Frustrated fans of the US Men's National Team may not have to wait much longer to see what US Soccer will do with manager Gregg Berhalter.

It's been just a few days since the USMNT bowed out of the Copa America in the group stage, the first host nation to ever not advance to the knockout rounds. In the immediate aftermath of the disastrous performance, the governing body behind the team issued a statement saying they will evaluate what happened and determine next steps.

READ: US Soccer Issues Statement On USMNT Future After Disastrous Copa America

That's been followed by influential fan organizations such as the American Outlaws issuing a statement of their own, calling for Berhalter to lose his job. 

Now Doug McIntyre from Fox Sports is out with a new report on how long that "review" process is going to take. 

According to McIntyre, "multiple sources" told him that the US Soccer Federation "is expected to make a decision about the future of men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter by the middle of next week." 

How it's even going to take that long is a mystery.

US Men's National Team manager Gregg Berhalter during the Copa America. The US Soccer Federation is expected to make a deicision on his future in the coming week. Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

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The fact that sources spoke to McIntyre about a specific timeline for the Berhalter decision seems to indicate that the decision's already been made. After all, it'd be easy for the federation to leave it where their post-Copa America statement did: that they'll review what happened and make a decision later. 

By giving fans an exact indication of how long the process will take, the federation is essentially telling them that their patience will soon be rewarded. If, after all this, they announce they're sticking with Berhalter, the backlash would be, well, indescribable.

There's a hope, bordering on desperation, among US Soccer fans that former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp would be interested in taking the job, were it to become available. It's unclear if Klopp would be interested in the job, or would be willing to coach any international team. But the fact that a manager of his stature and track record is currently job less makes it almost a necessity that the UMSNT program pursue it.

But they have to fire Berhalter first. 

Based on McIntyre's report, it seems like that could be happening, sooner rather than later.