Soccer Discussion

[tifosi77]

Hopefully she is already out of the country, because otherwise she could be in some trouble.

[NTP66]

Surprised there was no security there to grip up that idiot.

[NTP66]

Martinez… lol

[Gaucho]

[Gaucho]

[NTP66]

[Gaucho]

[shafnutz05]

@Gaucho I'm glad Big Ben finally got his Cup

[Gaucho]

[Gaucho]

[RonnieFranchise]

I really fo appreciate what Moyes has done for West Ham but it’s time. God they are awful.

[Trip McNeely]

Ronaldo going to Saudi Arabia for 200 million a year. What a total loser. Enjoy sportswashing for the regime

[Dickie Dunn]

[Gaucho]

yes

[willeyeam]

[shafnutz05]

Wait a second--this is all because Berhalter and his future wife got drunk in 1991 and he kicked her in the legs? Really?

There has to be more to this. If there isn't, what a **** waste of time and energy. The created account just to post that statement is interesting.

[willeyeam]

Seems like it lol. Just fire him and say they didn't meet expectations

[shafnutz05]

[Dickie Dunn]

US soccer podcaster:



I'm extremely intrigued while concerned as to who it might be. Something that happened so long ago and while GGG was a completely irrelevant person really limits who would even know the incident happened and I really hope it doesn't involve his wife's college roommate (Gio's mom).

[robbiestoupe]

First thing I thought was Claudio Reyna was pissed his son was outed in the media by Gregg, and he's opened up a can of worms on him. Makes sense with the girlfriend/wife thing. But maybe there's more??

[Dickie Dunn]

USSF was contacted with the Berhalter information the same day the "Reyna is a petulant teenager" news started breaking. Until the details come out naming someone else, I don't see how anyone can assume it was anyone other than the Reyna's.

[Dickie Dunn]

And it was Claudio.

Former United States men's national team captain Claudio Reyna sent multiple messages to U.S. Soccer executives during the World Cup threatening to reveal sensitive details about USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter's past, multiple sources told ESPN.

The messages began after his son, Gio Reyna, was informed he would have a limited role at the tournament.

U.S. Soccer did not receive any details about the claims until Dec. 11, when an executive was informed in a call with Claudio Reyna and his wife, Danielle, that Berhalter, 49, had a past domestic violence incident, sources told ESPN.

That information arrived the same day as comments Berhalter made at the HOW Institute for Society's Summit on Moral Leadership in New York were published by Charterworks, detailing how "a player" was nearly sent home from the World Cup for not meeting expectations on and off the field.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-stat ... nt-sources

[robbiestoupe]

Confirmed: soccer players are whiny dodints

[willeyeam]

Lolol

[Dickie Dunn]

Mama Reyna taking the blame and looking like Real Housewives of USSF in the process.

Danielle's statement: “To set the record straight, I did call (U.S. Soccer sporting director) Earnie Stewart on December 11, just after the news broke that Gregg had made negative statements about my son Gio at a leadership conference,” Danielle Reyna said in a statement. “I have known Earnie for years and consider him to be a close friend. I wanted to let him know that I was absolutely outraged and devasted that Gio had been put in such a terrible position, and that I felt very personally betrayed by the actions of someone my family had considered a friend for decades. As part of that conversation, I told Earnie that I thought it was especially unfair that Gio, who had apologized for acting immaturely about his playing time, was still being dragged through the mud when Gregg had asked for and received forgiveness for doing something so much worse at the same age. Without going into detail, the statements from yesterday significantly minimize the abuse on the night in question. Rosalind Berhalter was my roommate, teammate and best friend, and I supported her through the trauma that followed. It took a long time for me to forgive and accept Gregg afterward, but I worked hard to give him grace, and ultimately made both of them and their kids a huge part of my family’s life. I would have wanted and expected him to give the same grace to Gio. This is why the current situation is so very hurtful and hard.”

Danielle Reyna’s statement continues: “At the time I called Earnie, many people were trashing Gio on social media due to Gregg’s comments, and I didn’t know when or if this would stop. I just wanted Earnie to help make sure that there would be no further unwarranted attacks on my son. I thought our conversation would remain in confidence, and it didn’t occur to me at the time that anything I said could lead to an investigation. I’m not criticizing Earnie here. I very much commend the recent efforts by U.S. Soccer to address abuse of women players, and I understand now he had an obligation to investigate what I shared. But I want to be very clear that I did not ask for Gregg to be fired, I did not make any threats, and I don’t know anything about any blackmail attempts, nor have I ever had any discussions about anyone else on Gregg’s staff—I don’t know any of the other coaches. I did not communicate with anyone in U.S. Soccer about this matter before December 11, and no one else in my family has made any statements to U.S. Soccer regarding Gregg’s past at all.

“I’m sorry that this information became public, and I regret that I played a role in something that could reopen wounds from the past.”