The anger of a mother causes a scandal in the US team

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The American Soccer Federation announced last Tuesday the opening of an investigation after uncovering an episode of domestic violence by the coach of the absolute national team, Gregg Berhalterwho kicked his girlfriend at the time in the legs in 1991. This Thursday it has emerged that the complaint against Berhalter came from the mouth of Daniel Reyna, the mother of international striker Gio Reyna, who had a tough confrontation with the coach during the World Cup in Qatar due to his poor performance. The 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund player, considered one of the great promises of American soccer, only played 52 minutes in two of the four games that the American team played in Doha.

After being eliminated in the round of 16 by the Netherlands, Berhalter revealed that he had been about to send one of his players home for not meeting expectations both on and off the field: «The coaching staff sat for hours to see what we were doing to do with that player,” Berhalter said. “We were ready to book a plane ticket, that’s how far it went.” The matter ended with a long conversation and an apology from Reyna with his companions. Berhalter assured that all his colleagues asked him for a change of attitude.

Gregg Berhalter

United States coach in the World Cup in Qatar, filed after learning that he hit his then-girlfriend in the legs in 1991.

gio reyna

20-year-old international striker and one of the great promises of American soccer. He barely played in the World Cup, pointed out by Berhalter for his bad behavior both on and off the field.

claudio reina

Former international player, former teammate of Berhalter’s in the national team and father of Gio. Today Sporting Director of Austin FC.

Danielle Reyna

Gio’s mother and Claudio’s wife. Annoyed by Berhalter’s treatment of her son, she was in charge of denouncing to the Federation the violent episode of the coach with his wife that occurred in 1991.

Although Berhalter did not give Reyna’s name, it was immediately learned that the indicated player was the Dortmund attacker, who on Monday limited himself to saying on his social networks that “things that happen in a team must remain private.”

Only one day after that, the opening of the investigation into Berhalter and the appointment as the new interim selector of Anthony Hudsonone of his assistants in the World Cup.

The dismissed coach admitted the violent episode against Rosalind, then his girlfriend and today his wife. “It was an embarrassing moment and one that I regret to this day,” he said. In that same statement he assured that someone had gone to the Federation last month with information “to bring him down.”

Today it has been known that this information and the complaint came from Gio Reyna’s mother, Danielle. Berhalter and Claudio Reyna, Gio’s father, played together both in the youth ranks and on the US senior team, and her wives were teammates at the University of North Carolina. Both Danielle and Claudio would be aware of Berhalter’s violent behavior against his wife from the moment it occurred. It was the mother of the international today who explained the reasons for making it public now: «I thought it was especially unfair that Gio, who had apologized to his colleagues for acting immaturely, continued to be dragged through the mud when Gregg had asked for and received sorry for doing something much worse at the same age.

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