Former national team coach Bob Bradley became the first American hired to lead a major European team Monday when he was chosen to replace Francesco Guidolin as manager for English Premier League club Swansea City.
Bradley, who led the U.S. into the final of the 2009 Confederations Cup and into the knockout round of the 2010 World Cup, also coached a season at Chivas USA after winning an MLS Cup with the Chicago Fire. After being sacked by the national team in 2011, he coached Egypt to within a win of a World Cup berth in 2014, then spent the last 2½ years with Stabaek in Norway and Le Havre, a second-division club in France.