“LaVar Ball Has Never Seemed More Normal” – Thousands of American Fans Badmouth Matthew McConaughey’s Team’s Director Claudio Reyna Over Blackmailing US Coach for Kicking His Wife Decades Ago

There are always controversies surrounding soccer from time to time. Sometimes these controversies are regarding a player or sometimes it questions the integrity of the sport as a whole. The Reyna family has recently been in the news for the wrong reasons. As of yesterday, news emerged that somebody tried to blackmail the USMNT’s head coach Gregg Berhalter during the FIFA World Cup. This particular individual contacted US Soccer saying that they had sensitive information about Berhalter.

However, it recently emerged that the concerned individual leaking news about Berhalter was none other than Giovanni Reyna’s dad, Claudio Reyna.

Did Claudio Reyna expose Berhalter?

It’s publicly known that Gio Reyna was almost sent home during the preseason of the World Cup. The USMNT’s head coach mentioned that there was this one player in the U.S. camp who “wasn’t meeting expectations on and off the field”. Berhalter tried to keep the identity of the player private, but Gio Reyna revealed that it was him in an Instagram post.

That’s when the entire controversy started. As of yesterday, Reyna’s mother, Danielle Reyna, has spilled the beans on what exactly happened. The couple had gotten on a call with a senior executive from US Soccer to reveal the sensitive details of Berhalter’s past.

However, soccer fans from around the world are furious with how this entire saga has panned out. Many fans are calling this entire incident highly ‘unprofessional’ as well.

The majority of soccer fans cannot find the motive behind why Reyna’s parents would do such a thing. Many fans are also urging Claudio Reyna to leave his job at Austin F.C.

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What did Giovanni Reyna’s parents say?

On December 11, Reyna’s furious parents got on a call with a senior executive from US Soccer. The main aim of that call was to enlighten US soccer about a violent incident from Berhalter’s past.

As per Fox Sports, Danielle Reyna revealed in her statement, “I thought it was especially unfair that Gio, who had apologized for acting immaturely about his playing time, was still being dragged through the mud when Gregg had asked for and received forgiveness for doing something so much worse at the same age”.

Fox Sports also reported that Claudio Reyna continuously sent messages to USMNT’s general manager, Brian McBride about his son’s dreadful experience at the World Cup. However, Claudio later revealed in his statement that he never threatened anyone.

This particular situation is from a few decades ago. In 1991, Berhalter was at a bar with his girlfriend, Rosalind. Later that same night, the couple had a heated discussion at the bar. The night ended with Berhalter kicking his girlfriend in the legs. However, after a few months, the couple put that incident behind them and happily moved on with life.

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