Age: 62
male
Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
Russell Crowe
Mauricio Pochettino
for Mauricio Pochettino in USMNT
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The United States Men's National Team stands at a crossroads. After decades of near-misses and heartbreaking eliminations, they've clawed their way to something unprecedented: a genuine chance at glory. This is the story of how a nation's soccer dreams were forged in sweat, sacrifice, and stubborn refusal to accept mediocrity. From the grit of youth academies to the blinding lights of the world's greatest stages, these athletes have endured ridicule, doubt, and the crushing weight of expectation. They've built something from nothing—a program, a culture, a belief system. Now, as 2026 arrives, everything converges. The tournament looms. The moment is here. This is their reckoning. This is their story.
