Gregg Berhalter to “rebuild relationship” with Gio Reyna, as he returns as USMNT head coach

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After being rehired as U.S. men’s national team coach through the 2026 World Cup, Gregg Berhalter said on Friday that he acknowledges “there’s work to do” to rebuild his relationship with Gio Reyna.
Berhalter was introduced by U.S. Soccer Federation President Cindy Parlow Cone, Sporting Director Matt Crocker, and U.S. Soccer’s CEO/Secretary General JT Batson during a news conference.
The head coach is returning to the job after he led the Americans to the second round of last year’s tournament and then was dropped amid a feud with a famous soccer family and a domestic-violence investigation.
Berhalter, 49, was hired in December 2018 after the failure to qualify for that year’s tournament in Russia and coached the Americans at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, where they were eliminated with a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. The U.S. gets an automatic berth in the 2026 World Cup as co-host with Mexico and Canada.
He led the Americans to 37 wins, 11 losses and 12 draws and was discussing a new contract with USSF sporting director Earnie Stewart when the family of Gio Reyna, upset with his lack of playing time in Qatar, contacted the USSF about the allegation involving Berhalter in a 1992 incident with the woman who became his wife.
Gio Reyna’s parents — former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and midfielder Danielle Egan — were angered that Berhalter discussed his issues with Gio at a management conference after the World Cup that, while not identifying Gio, clearly were about the 20-year-old midfielder.