Gregg Berhalter ‘will RETURN as USA head coach’ six months after his contract expired and the Gio Reyna scandal erupted
- Former USA head coach Gregg Berhalter is expected to return to the position
- He has been out of work since his contract with US Soccer expired after the World Cup
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Former USA head coach Gregg Berhalter is reportedly set to return to the role just six months after his contract expires.
The 49-year-old has been out of work since his deal with US Soccer expired after the World Cup in Qatar in December and the Gio Reyna scandal erupted.
US Soccer has not yet appointed Berhalter’s permanent successor and now it appears he will be in charge again, according to The athletic.
The report claims he is in talks to return to the position as the deal is finalized, but it is expected to be reached.
Berhalter made headlines when details about his and his wife Rosalind’s private lives were shared by former friends – and parents of American player Gio – Claudio and Danielle Reyna.
Former USA head coach Gregg Berhalter is reportedly set to return to the role
The 49-year-old has been out of work since his contract with US Soccer expired at the end of the World Cup in Qatar in December and the Gio Reyna (left) scandal erupted.
A wild few months of stunning rumors and explosive developments began during the World Cup when Gio Reyna was almost sent home for his alleged lack of effort, leading to the release of shocking details and the start of a formal investigation.
Everything came to a head in March when the results of the investigation were released, detailing Reyna’s parents who spent years texting, emailing and calling U.S. football chiefs complaining about their son’s treatment and playing time in the international lineup .
The investigation, commissioned by US Soccer, related to a domestic violence incident involving him and his now-wife Rosalind in 1992.
Berhalter made headlines when details about his and his wife Rosalind’s private lives were shared by former friends – and parents of American player Gio – Claudio and Danielle Reyna (above)
The investigation, commissioned by US Soccer, related to a domestic violence incident involving him and his now-wife Rosalind in 1992.
Berhalter, who managed Sweden’s Hammarby and MLS’s Columbus Crew before moving into international management, admitted to kicking his wife after she punched him in the face during an argument during a night out at a bar when they were 18. ‘isolated incident’, with ‘no evidence to suggest’ that there were other problems.
The drama was thrust into the spotlight in the aftermath of the World Cup when it was revealed that the Reynas had notified leaders of the 1992 incident.
The report said that on the night of December 11, 2022, Reyna’s parents spoke to then-U.S. soccer chief Earnie Stewart to “disclose information about Mr. Berhalter…which Ms. Reyna had known for decades and…the information was public made at a time when it was expected to discourage or otherwise influence the organization from offering Mr. Berhalter a contract extension.”
However, despite these actions, Alston & Bird’s report states that they do not constitute blackmail or extortion. As it stands, Anthony Hudson is in temporary charge of the USMNT.