USA Confirmed that Gregg Berhalter(50 years) will not continue as coach of the men’s football team after the team failed in the championship America’s CupWhere it exited the group stage in the case of the host country.
The North American team was eliminated from the quarter-finals after finishing third in Group C behind Uruguay (first) and Panama (second) and ahead only of Bolivia (fourth). This is the coach’s second experience in charge of the team that will host the 2026 World Cup alongside Mexico and Canada. 44 wins, 17 losses, 13 draws.
“We are now focused on working with Matt Crocker, our sporting director, to find the right person to lead the team into a new era of success.”Advertise Cindy Barlow CohnThe head of the union, in a statement published by the entity.
Berhalter He returned to the position of technical director of the national team in June 2023, after a transitional period in which Anthony Hudson and BJ Callahan They took over the team temporarily. The decision of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Which was surprising in light of the scandal surrounding the coach.
The USSF said it is investigating an alleged sexual assault incident in 1991, which Berhalter has admitted to. The coach admitted he got into a heated argument with his then-girlfriend, now his wife, Rosalindwhere he “kicked him in the legs.” Berhalter described the event as a “shameful” moment and expressed his regret.
The issue came to light during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when Danielle ReinaThe incident with Rosalind was reported to the NFL by the player’s mother, Gio Reyna. Danielle was Rosalind’s roommate and best friend in 1991. The context was complicated by tensions between the coach and the midfielder, who had shown reluctance and disengagement at practice and later apologized for his stance. The NFL had to face the controversy while searching for a new coach for the team.
Claudio ReynaThe former player and captain of the U.S. national team also commented, expressing his frustration with his son’s placement on the team. Berhalter’s statement about almost sending a player home for poor behavior during the World Cup, without directly naming Gio Reyna, added to the excitement and ended with Daniel revealing the 1991 incident.
The situation has impacted the search for a new coach, making it even more complicated while maintaining the integrity of the team and the federation. After much deliberation, the USSF decided to reinstate Berhalter to his original position. Now, it has fired him again.
The French Thierry Henry, Jurgen Klopp (Recently separated from Liverpool) Argentine Mauricio Pochettino (After his time at Chelsea) and Chilean Manuel Pellegrini (From the good campaigns at Betis in Spain) appears in the federation’s file of possible replacements, which will seek to solve the problem of the lack of a driver as soon as possible.
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