The American Soccer Federation was reportedly informed in 1991 of an act of domestic violence allegedly perpetrated by coach Gregg Berhalter against his then-girlfriend Rosalind Berhalter, who is now his wife.
So said Danielle Reyna, mother of American forward Gio Reyna, in an email sent to the Fox Sports network.
Reyna, who was playing on the US women’s national team at the time, was Rosalind Berhalter’s roommate at North Carolina University when Gregg Berhalter allegedly kicked his partner at a bar.
The former player would then have reported the event to American Football Program Director Earnie Stewart. The program would not have opened an investigation afterwards.
“Rosalind Berhalter was my roommate, teammate, and best friend, and I supported her through the trauma that followed,” Reyna said. It took me a long time to forgive and accept Gregg afterwards.”
A few days ago, the American national soccer program “US Soccer” claimed to have become aware of allegations against Berhalter on December 11, more than a week after the departure of the US team United from the Netherlands in Qatar.
The American Soccer Federation said on Tuesday it had launched an investigation into Berhalter, whose future as national team coach is at stake.
The headmaster concerned admitted in a publication on the social network Twitter on Tuesday that he had been violent towards his wife.
“It was a shameful moment that I still regret today. There is no excuse for my actions that night,” he wrote.