![]() 31 and Anthony Hudson, one of his assistants, was appointed interim coach on Jan. He was discussing the possibility of a new contract, but that talk stopped after the Reyna family notified the USSF of a three-decade-old domestic violence allegation involving Berhalter and the woman who later became his wife.īerhalter’s contract expired Dec. failed to qualify for that year’s World Cup, Berhalter led the Americans to the second round last year in Qatar before a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. Initially hired in December 2018 after the U.S. “I know that we have something that we’re discussing, but I have to go through with this because I would regret it the rest of my life if I never gave myself the opportunity.” “I have to do this interview,” Berhalter remembered telling the Mexican side. Mexico’s Club América had been discussing its coaching job with the 49-year-old, who put those talks on hold to speak with the USSF. You could imagine what the last six months have been like.” “Matt called me and he said, ‘You’re the guy,’” Berhalter recalled Friday after the USSF announced he had been rehired to lead the Americans through the 2026 World Cup. He spent nearly 10 hours in talks led by sporting director Matt Crocker that included psychometrics, abstract reasoning tests, discussions of strategy and reaction to pressure.īerhalter was at Newark Liberty International Airport the following day when his phone rang, Soccer Federation in New York on Tuesday, 161 days after the governing body announced he had been replaced by an interim coach. ![]() NEW YORK - Gregg Berhalter walked into an interview with the U.S.
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