Here’s the lowdown on US coach being linked
drew 0-0 with England and then beat the Iranians in their final group game to seal a passage to the knockout stages.
They found the Dutch too strong at that point, were comfortably beaten and went home.
RECENT CONTROVERSY
AT the start of this calendar year, following the fallout from the US’s World Cup campaign, the American soccer fraternity was gripped by a feud between two of its most famous footballing families.
Berhalter released a public statement in which he admitted to domestic violence.
Berhalter’s statement, written on Twitter, claimed he kicked his wife, Rosalind, in the legs outside a local bar following a heated argument during his freshman year in college in 1991.
The two reconciled after the fight, married and have four children.
US Soccer said in their own statement that they had hired a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the matter and a full technical review of the men’s soccer programme would take place.
Danielle Reyna, the wife of the aforementioned Claudio Reyna and mother of rising US star Giovanni Reyna, announced that she had disclosed details of a 1991 incident – which involved her college roommate, and Berhalter’s wife, Rosalind – to US Soccer Federation sporting director Earnie Stewart, which triggered the investigation to be launched.
Giovanni, who plays for Borussia Dortmund and made his debut for the USMNT against Wales in November 2020, is thought to be one of the country’s most exciting prospects.
And there is a school of thought which suggests Danielle took the measures of reporting Berhalter after the former USMNT coach used him sparingly in Qatar.
Giovanni was told before the
Wales game that his role would be limited and has since revealed he did not take the news well.
Giovanni played just seven minutes against England and came on at half-time against the Dutch.
Claudio Reyna was reportedly angered by his son’s lack of gametime and fired off messages to general team manager Brian McBride, according to ESPN.
The feud continued for weeks until, ultimately, the USMNT announced they would look for a new manager, after hiring Welshman Matt Crocker, formerly of Southampton, as sporting director last month.
Berhalter has been out of work since, but it appears he is on the radar of a number of clubs.
Indeed, Swansea’s rivals Cardiff City, who are currently on the lookout for Sabri Lamouchi’s successor, were initially interested in Berhalter.
We reported that the Bluebirds were looking across the Atlantic and in Europe for their next manager and
it’s our understanding that Berhalter was a person of interest, although that has cooled in recent days.
Reports in the Netherlands in recent days have also linked the manager with the vacant job at PSV following the exit of Ruud van Nistelrooy.