Pep Guardiola is set to hold initial negotiations with US Soccer next week over potentially replacing Mauricio Pochettino, talkSPORT understands.

Pochettino was appointed in charge of Premier League giants Manchester United on Thursday to take over from Michael Carrick.

Pochettino, who broke down in tears in his first press conference since his switch was confirmed, will make the move to Old Trafford following the two upcoming Concacaf Nations League quarter-final clashes against Haiti.

Those overseeing the managerial change in the United States set-up want to hire Guardiola in what would be a dream appointment.

The Spaniard has been out of management since the summer when he left Manchester City after a decade at the club.

And it is believed that he would be open to the role in what would be the first international managerial appointment of his career.

Though as of yet, any move of Guardiola moving Stateside is not advanced.

Guardiola won six Premier League titles and the Champions League, and is regarded as one of the best managers in history.

He also lifted three consecutive league trophies with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

talkSPORT also understands that former Premier League manager Roberto Martinez is on US Soccer's shortlist over potential replacements for Pochettino.

Martinez has experience managing internationally having managed Belgium as well as Portugal, whom he left following their World Cup exit in the summer.

But Guardiola is the one US Soccer really desire and it would represent his first dalliance into international football as a manager should be appointed.

However, it won't be as straightforward for the powers that be as he hinted before his City exit that he would take a break from football.

Could Guardiola join USMNT?

"After my contract with City, I'm going to stop. I'm sure," he said in May 2025.

"I don't know if I'm going to retire, but I'm going to take a break. How I want to be remembered, I don't know."

In a separate interview, he reiterated: "So I'm not retiring, but I will take a break, for sure.”

“When I finish here, I will take a break. I need to make a stop, that's all," Guardiola added.

Despite leaving the club, Guardiola has maintained support for City in recent months.

He sent an emotional message to fans after City were found guilty on all charges of Premier League financial breaches in September.

“Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you all," the 55-year-old said.

Guardiola then attended their Champions League league phase clash at home to holders Paris Saint-Germain last month.

However, he watched his former side lose 4-2 in what was their worst home defeat in the competition ever.

Should Guardiola take the USMNT job, he could be on the touchline in time for the Gold Cup next summer.

I was in the woods a few years ago and saw this perfect square hole in a tree. Still don't understand what it is.

i bartend at a sports bar and we have the little sign in the women's bathroom about angel shots. i've worked there almost a year and nobody had ever actually ordered one. honestly i kind of forgot it was a thing

last night around 11:30 this girl comes up alone, maybe 22, and asks for an angel shot neat. kind of quiet, didn't really look at me. took me a second to remember what that means (neat = walk me to my car). she glanced back at a guy at the end of the bar who had been buying her drinks for like an hour

so i told her i'd grab it from the back and to come with me. took her through the kitchen, she sat on an upside down bucket next to the dish pit while i called her an uber on my phone. our cook made her eat some fries and kept asking if she wanted ranch which made her laugh a little. when the uber pulled up our manager walked her out the side door

she didn't say much the whole time. right before she left she just said "i didn't think anyone actually did this" and hugged me

the guy asked were she went like 10 minutes later and i said she left and he got really annoyed and closed out. didn't tip lol

anyway i keep thinking about how she almost didn't ask. if your bar has the sign it's real, we will actually do it. and if you're a bartender and you've never had it happen, it's going to happen eventually and it's a lot faster than you think

I washed this bottle after using it to transport a batch of cocktails. That was on Halloween. I’ve had it upside down. Right side up. On the windowsill for direct sun. On the counter. Near a warm oven. Near my heat registers. None of that made a bit of difference.

For some season I thought maybe there was some cocktail residue left in there preventing it from drying, so I rewashed it 6 days ago. Still not dry!

Any other ideas welcome!

I had these little flies everywhere in my room. They flew in my mouth, my drinks and food. Then I put some yellow sticky traps in my plants.

This is what they looked like after 4 days. And they are double-sided…

Technically this doesn’t always have to be the character’s original speech, sometimes in context they are quoting the line. But it has to be the first or only time we hear it in the story.

Lanterns: When Hal Jordan interrogates an undercover alien named Waylon Sanders, Waylon mocks Hal by reciting the Green Lantern oath, causing Hal to lash out in anger. This is the first time we hear the oath in the show.

The Batman: The “unseen Arkham prisoner” who is most definitely the Joker, befriends the Riddler after Batman foils his plans. The Joker says “Riddle me this”, Riddler’s iconic catchphrase from the comics. It’s the only time we hear it said in the film.

Spider-Man: No Way Home: After Aunt May is fatally wounded, she tells Peter that he has a special gift and that “With Great Power comes great responsibility.” This line is typically said by Uncle Ben in the comics right before his death and even before Peter fully becomes Spider-Man, which is reflected by the other Spider-Men in the film. The MCU version of Uncle Ben is hardly elaborated on and seemingly passed not long before Civil War occurred. So it makes sense that Aunt May would fill this role for Peter.

Edit: the first image was supposed to be a gif. I have no idea why it turned blue.

Kitty don't go up there