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USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino responds to Tim Weah's comments on expensive World Cup ticket prices -- saying it is not his job -- nor that of his players -- to evaluate or weigh in on the price of tickets for this summer's World Cup 🇺🇸💰
"First of all, I think players need to talk on the pitch, playing football, not outside of. It is not [Weah's] duty to evaluate the price of the ticket. And then also my job, my duty is to prepare the team, the U.S. men's national team in the best way to perform."
"We are not politicians. We are sport people that only we can talk about our job, and I think if FIFA does something or takes some decision, they know why, and [it] is their responsibility to explain why. But it is not about us to provide our opinion. Our responsibility is to perform, play and perform on the pitch and then the people that is in charge of the federation, maybe he can give his opinion, but I am the head coach of the federation."
"I think for sure you need the media to ask directly to the FIFA, and for sure, you're going to receive a very good answer, but no, it is not up to us to shush this type of thing. We need to be focusing in the sports side and trust in the organization that is in charge of soccer or football around the world that they are going to do the right things."
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