USMNT - 2026 World Cup Cycle

[Ben Grimm]

The Berhalters and Reynas: Timeline of a decades-long bond ruptured by World Cup drama

The story of the Berhalters and the Reynas, once meaningful and magical, disintegrated into an ugly soap opera. And a complicated one, with countless tentacles and twists and turns.

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[KlausJopling]

Investigation seemed to come to the conclusion everyone had when it first broke. Reyna’s parents are the worst soccer parents. Combine that with there standing in US soccer and it’s even worse.

 

[Savant]

Investigation seemed to come to the conclusion everyone had when it first broke. Reyna’s parents are the worst soccer parents. Combine that with there standing in US soccer and it’s even worse.

No one looks good after this. Claudio Reyna won’t be hireable again after this but he shouldn’t have been after he covered up the David Villa stuff so who knows. Berhalter should not be near the team either but he will wind up back in MLS at some point.

Need to get past this ASAP and show they aren’t dysfunctional

 

[kingsboy11]

I actually kind of like this roster? Not a single MLS player in the squad?

Don't know how much time he'll get, but I'm really curious to see Booth play

 

[Ben Grimm]

... I actually kind of like this roster? Not a single MLS player in the squad? Don't know how much time he'll get, but I'm really curious to see Booth play.

Reyna in, Adams out of USMNT March roster

The USMNT will play March CONCACAF Nations League without injured Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams but with Borussia Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna.

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[Live in the Now]

Yeah I figured whoever the next coach was would immediately bring Reyna back. We don't have players good enough to banish Gio.

 

[bluesfan94]

I actually kind of like this roster? Not a single MLS player in the squad?

Don't know how much time he'll get, but I'm really curious to see Booth play

No point to call up MLS guys who don't have a break when you can call up some more European/foreign guys who do have a break.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

I actually kind of like this roster? Not a single MLS player in the squad?

Don't know how much time he'll get, but I'm really curious to see Booth play

Miles?

Yeah I figured whoever the next coach was would immediately bring Reyna back. We don't have players good enough to banish Gio.

I doubt he'd be banished even if Berhalter comes back--it seemed like even in the "infamous" conference comments he was trying to spin it as something where Gio ultimately showed positive growth. Kid is immature and I don't like his overall effort level sometimes, but he shouldn't be punished because his parents are toxic.

 

[Savant]

They need to get Balogun in ASAP

 

[Ben Grimm]

The real villain of the Berhalter-Reyna saga? Gio Reyna's nightmare soccer parents

The Reynas unwittingly pulled back the curtain on their own unsavory-at-best behavior toward U.S. Soccer, basically nightmare sports parents stuff.

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[bluesfan94]

 

[Savant]

USA (or Nigeria) didn’t call him up either

 

[bluesfan94]

USA (or Nigeria) didn’t call him up either

We don't know whether they attempted to or not. It's obviously a two way process.

 

[Savant]

We don't know whether they attempted to or not. It's obviously a two way process.

According to Hudson (not that he is permanent solution) there’s been some dialogue/they hinted there’s been some dialogue.

USA also got Zendejas in this cycle so it’s not like they weren’t having these conversations with others

 

[bluesfan94]

According to Hudson (not that he is permanent solution) there’s been some dialogue/they hinted there’s been some dialogue.

USA also got Zendejas in this cycle so it’s not like they weren’t having these conversations with others

So the US is showing he's wanted and England isn't. Seems like there might be something to the Instagram post, then.

 

[Savant]

So the US is showing he's wanted and England isn't. Seems like there might be something to the Instagram post, then.

Maybe? I think reading into social media stuff is a silly exercise . I will leave reading the tea leaves to others. But again I’m not going to claim victory when USA hasn’t gotten him in either

 

[bluesfan94]

Maybe? I think reading into social media stuff is a silly exercise . I will leave reading the tea leaves to others. But again I’m not going to claim victory when USA hasn’t gotten him in either

No one is claiming victory.

 

[Savant]

No one is claiming victory.

No one on here necessarily is, but on Twitter they are reporting this like it’s the discovery of penicillin. Taylor Twellman for one stoking the flames, everyone is reporting it like USA is laying a flag here, and that’s not what as happened yet

 

[Basement Cat]

It's a positive development worth getting a glimmer of hope from. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Live in the Now]

He will never be called up by England as a serious option and I think he probably knows that by now.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

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The real villain of the Berhalter-Reyna saga? Gio Reyna's nightmare soccer parents

The Reynas unwittingly pulled back the curtain on their own unsavory-at-best behavior toward U.S. Soccer, basically nightmare sports parents stuff.

sports.yahoo.com

Pulisic said. "I think we all have seen what's been going on. I think it's childish, it's youth soccer, people complaining about playing time. I don't want to go too far into that, but that's what we'll say."

 

[Savant]

The talking heads are campaigning

 

[Ben Grimm]

Christian Pulisic says Reyna-Berhalter saga was 'childish,' backs Berhalter amid USMNT uncertainty

In an interview with ESPN, Pulisic offered a fairly strong endorsement of out-of-contract USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter, and argued against U.S. Soccer's prolonged timeline for its coaching search.

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[bluesfan94]

 

[bluesfan94]

Currently in Orlando and is expected to stay at least until Monday. Not to perpetuate anything.