Southampton's manager Mauricio Pochettino gestures during their English Premier League soccer match against Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium, Wales, December 26, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Southampton fans breathed a huge sigh of relief on Thursday when manager Mauricio Pochettino ended an emotional 24-hour rollercoaster at St Mary's Stadium by pledging his future to the Premier League club.
Media speculation had mounted that the Argentine would quit after chief executive Nicola Cortese, the man credited with driving Southampton's renaissance as a force in English soccer, resigned on Wednesday.
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