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Jurgen Klinsmann out as coach of US soccer team

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2015, file photo, U.S. men's national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann speaks to members of the media before the start of practice at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. Klinsmann has grown impatient with the whining American prospects who fail to earn playing time on their clubs. For every player like teen sensation Christian Pulisic, who broke into Borussia Dortmund's lineup at just 17, there are multiple examples of others who flopped in Europe. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this July 1, 2014, file photo, United States' head coach Juergen Klinsmann reacts during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil. Klinsmann is out as coach of the U.S. soccer team. U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati announced Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, that Klinsmann has been “relieved of his duties” as coach and technical director for U.S. Soccer. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - This Nov. 12, 2015, file photo shows U.S. men's national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann taking part in a news conference in St. Louis. Klinsmann is out as coach of the U.S. soccer team. U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati announced Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, that Klinsmann has been “relieved of his duties” as coach and technical director for U.S. Soccer. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file) (The Associated Press)

Jurgen Klinsmann is out as coach of the U.S. soccer team.

U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati announced Monday that Klinsmann has been "relieved of his duties" as coach and technical director for U.S. Soccer. Gulati will conduct a media teleconference call Tuesday.

Klinsmann replaced Bob Bradley in July 2011 and led the team to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title and the second round of the 2014 World Cup, where the Americans lost to Belgium in extra time.

But the U.S. was knocked out in last year's Gold Cup semifinals, lost to Mexico in a playoff for a Confederations Cup berth and started 0-2 this month in the final round of World Cup qualifying.