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Tom Sermanni, who coached Australia to three women’s World Cups, has been hired to coach the United States women’s soccer team.
Sermanni guided the Matildas to the quarterfinals of the past two World Cups. And he is a familiar name in American women’s soccer, having previously coached for three seasons in the now-defunct Women’s United Soccer Association.
The United States Soccer Federation interviewed Sermanni before hiring Pia Sundhage to coach the national team in 2008. She left to return to her native Sweden after leading the United States to gold medals at the 2012 London Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, along with a second-place finish at the 2011 World Cup in Germany.
Sermanni, 58, a native of Scotland, will take over on Jan. 1. He is ...
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