Gregg Berhalter coached the U.S. men’s soccer team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where they achieved a memorable victory over Iran before losing to the Netherlands. Berhalter, who was a professional soccer player himself for 17 years, has coached in Europe and the U.S., and for the past four years, he’s been the head coach of the U.S. national team.
U.S. Soccer’s Gregg Berhalter on Rebuilding Trust in the Wake of Controversy
Berhalter says he’s saddened that his public life has affected his family as he addresses an accusation of violence from 30 years ago.
January 05, 2023
Summary.
In the past couple weeks, Gregg Berhalter, who coached the US Men’s National Soccer Team through the 2022 World Cup, has been in the spotlight for different reasons. His decision to limit the playing time of one of his young players prompted the player’s parents to threaten to expose an incident from more than three decades ago in which Berhalter and a woman got into a fight. Berhalter took the initiative, and with that woman—who became his wife—issued a statement acknowledging that he had kicked her in that incident when he was 18, but that they’d gotten past it, have been married for 25 years, and have raised four kids together. He says he’s saddened that his public life has affected his family, and offers insights on how he plans to rebuild trust after the controversy.