Gregg Berhalter remains USA head coach candidate despite US Soccer finding he DID kick his wife
BREAKING NEWS: Gregg Berhalter remains USA head coaching candidate despite US Soccer finding out he DID kick his wife in 1992… and investigation reveals Claudio Reyna spoke out about his children’s treatment during six years
- An investigation said there was no evidence that Berhalter “engaged in violence against another person before or after” the fight with his now-wife Rosalind.
- He also detailed that Claudio Reyna periodically contacted the USSF about the treatment of his children from 2016 to 2022 -while he was sports director in MLS-.
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US Soccer has published the final report of the investigation into the behavior of former head coach Gregg Berhalter regarding a 1992 domestic incident.
The report by Alston & Bird says Rosalind and Gregg Berhalter hit each other during a fight and that their investigation “has uncovered no evidence to contradict” their accounts.
Furthermore, the report found that while Claudio and Danielle Reyna, Gio Reyna’s parents, did not engage in ‘blackmail or extortion’, the question was raised as to whether Claudio’s communications violate FIFA’s Code of Ethics.
The report says that Claudio Reyna had, ‘a pattern of periodic contact…with US Soccer officials and staff from or about 2016 through late 2022…to convey complaints and comments about US Soccer’s treatment of his children, including primarily his son, USMNT player Gio Reyna.’
This communication would have occurred while Claudio Reyna was the sports director of New York City FC and Austin FC.
An Alston & Bird investigation found that Gregg Berhalter kicked his wife in a 1992 fight
The report details that Claudio and Danielle Reyna had a phone conversation with USSF athletic director Earnie Stewart the night reports detailed Berhalter’s speech at a leadership conference in New York.
That speech included an anecdote about an unidentified player causing trouble within the team, later reported to be Gio Reyna.
According to the report, Mr. and Mrs. Reyna’s conversation with Stewart mentioned that Berhalter had physically assaulted Rosalind. Ms. Reyna said that Berhalter beat up Rosalind.
In the investigation, they discovered that in the events of January 1992, Gregg and Rosalind were 18 years old and drinking at a bar while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The couple started arguing at the bar and left, continuing their argument.
The report says that Rosalind punched Gregg in the face, after which Gregg pushed her down and kicked her twice. Gregg was accosted by a stranger, whereupon Rosalind got up and left.
Within days of the incident, Gregg and Rosalind each separately reported the incident, but did not file a police report or complaint. Rosalind also did not seek medical attention.
The report found this to be an “isolated incident” and found “no evidence to suggest that Mr. Berhalter has engaged in similar misconduct at any other time… The interviews… lead to the conclusion that the Mr. Berhalter never assaulted Ms. Berhalter again and the investigation revealed no evidence to suggest that he committed acts of violence against another person at any time before or since.
The report added that Ms. Reyna, “also confirmed that she was not aware of any other fights or acts of alleged abuse by Mr. Berhalter” during the 30 years of their friendship.
The reports detailed a phone conversation the Reynas had with the USSF’s Earnie Stewart.
Danielle and Claudio Reyna said that Gregg Berhalter beat up his now wife Rosalind
The phone conversation came after Berhalter shared an anecdote about an unidentified player at a post-2022 FIFA World Cup conference, later revealed to be the Reynas’ son, Gio.
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