Gregg Berhalter: Giovanni Reyna's mother reported head coach to US Soccer
Danielle Reyna, wife of former US captain Claudio, says she reported the incident to US Soccer on 11 December.
In a statement on Wednesday, Danielle Reyna, who won six caps for the US women's national team and was the roommate of Berhalter's now wife Rosalind, said she "did not make any threats" when reporting the incident from 1991 to US Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart. She also alleged that Berhalter's statement, which was co-signed by Rosalind, "significantly minimised the abuse on the night in question".
"I would have wanted and expected him to give the same grace to Gio. This is why the current situation is so very hurtful and hard." They have been together since and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary over the New Year weekend.She said: "At the time I called Earnie, many people were trashing Gio on social media due to Gregg's comments, and I didn't know when or if this would stop.
She added that she now understands Stewart "had an obligation to investigate" but that she "did not ask for Gregg to be fired" and "did not make any threats" nor does she "know anything about any blackmail attempts".
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