Pochettino's Son Faces Espanyol as Father Is Linked With United

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Maurizio Pochettino, son of former Espanyol player and coach Mauricio Pochettino, is set to face Espanyol on Friday with Inter d'Escaldes, according to the Spanish outlet AS. The report frames the match around the contrast between the father's ties to the Barcelona club and his son's current club, which AS describes as making history in Andorra.

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The same report notes that Mauricio Pochettino, described by AS as an Espanyol legend, has been linked with Manchester United. The source does not specify the nature or status of that link beyond reporting it.

AS recalled a February 11, 2012 episode to illustrate the family's attachment to Espanyol. At that time, some media had placed Mauricio Pochettino as the leading candidate to succeed José Mourinho at Real Madrid the following season. Pochettino, then Espanyol coach and under contract until 2014, addressed the speculation by saying he disliked demagoguery but wanted to settle the matter: his children, he said, slept every night in Espanyol pajamas. The report adds that he remained at the club until late November of that same year.