Anyone have info on the Berhalter allegations?

[Palatine]

 

[ZooCougar]

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31 years ago he kicked his girlfriend (who is now his wife). Someone was blackmailing him and he divulged it so the Federation investigated.

 

[shizzle787]

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He kicked his wife in the legs when she was 18.

 

[SubbaBub]

Rumor is GIo's Mom shived him.

 

[UConn990411]

There isn’t a bigger Berhalter hater than me, but this whole thing is preposterous.

And, to no one’s surprise, USMNT is handling this as poorly as possible. It should be an easy decision to move on from Berhalter purely for soccer reasons, but instead, they’re hiding behind this third-party investigation to delay any announcements.

 

[meyers7]

This is ridiculous. Still think USSF should move on from him, but this is just ridiculous.

Half of us would be "cancelled" if they went back to what we did when we were 18.

 

[shizzle787]

This is ridiculous. Still think USSF should move on from him, but this is just ridiculous.

Half of us would be "cancelled" if they went back to what we did when we were 18.

He atoned for his sin as well by all accounts. It was over 30 years ago.

 

[navery12]

Rumor is GIo's Mom shived him.

Gio Reyna's mother gave USSF Berhalter info

Danielle Reyna, wife of Claudio and mother of Gio, says she told USSF about USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter's past domestic violence incident.

www.espnfc.com

 

[outlaw]

What a mess. It was time to move on from Ggggg but this is absurd. Just really, really poor form from the Reyna’s if the ESPN report is true. Feel for Gggg’s wife the most

 

[meyers7]

Gio Reyna's mother gave USSF Berhalter info

Danielle Reyna, wife of Claudio and mother of Gio, says she told USSF about USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter's past domestic violence incident.

www.espnfc.com

WTH? This isn't gonna end well for anyone. If I was Gio, I'd be as pissed at my mom as with Gregg.

@$%#ing parents the bane of every team.

 

[LIuconn]

Total B-itch move by the Reyna family

 

[meyers7]

This is even crazier/messier when you get into all the details/relations.

In June, Berhalter told the Gab & Juls Show than when Gio was as young as 12 or 13, he had the sense watching him that he would have a future in sports, noting that he was an exceptional soccer and basketball player.

"Now as the national team manager it turns into a different relationship, but the connection is always there. The bond is always there," Berhalter said. "Our families are very close. Very good friends and in Gio there are moments where I look at him and -- putting him on the field or something. It's so familiar. You're looking at something that is so familiar to you and that's such a great feeling. It's almost like you're putting a family member in the game. That's been really fun."

Besides the fact that Gregg and Claudio were teammates for years, Danielle Reyna and Rosalind Berhalter were teammates at UNC. And Claudio is the Sporting Director for Austin FC, where Josh Wolfe is Head Coach. Josh was Gregg's Asst at Columbus for 5 years and a year with the NT.

 

[ZooCougar]

Reyna's mother reported incident involving Berhalter and wife to US Soccer

Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2023. View the full list. The information given to the U.S. Soccer Federation regarding a 1991 incident involving U.S. men’s national team World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter and his wife, Rosalind, originated from her college roommate...

theathletic.com

This provides more context.

 

[ZooCougar]

 

[ZooCougar]

So basically Danielle Reyna said she called Earnie Stewart and company to vent on 11 Dec after Greggg needlessly used Gio as anecdote in a leadership conference, and says she never intended it to be public.

Absolutely nobody looks good here. But Berhalter is now in the “Find Out” phase of things.

 

[Palatine]

U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Earnie Stewart Taps Anthony Hudson To Oversee USMNT January Camp In Carson, Calif.​

 

[ZooCougar]

U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Earnie Stewart Taps Anthony Hudson To Oversee USMNT January Camp In Carson, Calif.​

Good. Hopefully he is gone forever. Total narcissist.

 

[Waquoit]

Earnie Stewart looks pathetic. He didn't have the stones to sack Gregg straight up.

 

[SubbaBub]

It may be past the time we keep filling every USSF position with former players. Most of whom weren't all that great from a global standpoint either as a player or executive. It's become downright incestuous.

 

[Mots010]

 

[UConn990411]

What a debacle.

The Reynas had everyone on their side in this feud. All they had to do was not try to blackmail Berhalter, but apparently that was too much to ask of them.

It’s equally embarrassing that USMNT keeps hiding behind this investigation instead of making a managerial decision.

I hate everyone on all sides of this.

 

[ZooCougar]

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But in actuality that’s too simplistic and wrong. Danielle made the call, not Claudio. Greggg divulged inside info on “team stuff” that had no business being out in the open after the WC was over in his little TED talk. That’s just ridiculous. That’s what triggered Danielle to call on 11 Dec.

It’s a bad look for the Reynas but I hope Gregggg never manages anything worth damn again.

 

[ZooCougar]

What a debacle.

The Reynas had everyone on their side in this feud. All they had to do was not try to blackmail Berhalter, but apparently that was too much to ask of them.

It’s equally embarrassing that USMNT keeps hiding behind this investigation instead of making a managerial decision.

I hate everyone on all sides of this.

Is there any evidence of blackmail? Right now that looks like something Greggg made up. All of this came out when Danielle flipped out on the phone with Earnie.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

On the bright side perhaps the egg currently on the face of US soccer will lead to a significant enough shakeup of leadership that we may have a legitimate chance to progress.

Should Mrs Reyna have done this (as a knee jerk reaction to Berhalter publicly airing the off field shortcomings of her son)? No, absolutely not.

Should Berhalter have made the comments he made about an anonymous (not really anonymous) player? No, absolutely not.

This is out there now and there is no way to get the toothpaste back in the tube.

On the plus side, whatever (I imagine practice) shortcomings a 19 year old may have been involved with are things he can correct with maturity. As far as the adults who spoke quite a bit more than they should have about things they never should have shared, they should be moved out of the spotlight as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.

 

[outlaw]

It may be past the time we keep filling every USSF position with former players. Most of whom weren't all that great from a global standpoint either as a player or executive. It's become downright incestuous.

Agreed. The nepotism needs to end. Clean house and bring in true professionals