The return of Borussia Dortmund attacker Gio Reyna under U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter highlights the 23-player roster that will prepare for friendlies against Germany in Hartford, Connecticut on Oct. 14, and Ghana in Nashville, Tennessee three days later.
The camp will mark the first time that Reyna and Berhalter have worked together since a feud between the Reyna and Berhalter families burst into public view last January.
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The incident first centered on Reyna’s lack of playing time at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and his subsequent poor behavior on how he was used. Berhalter disclosed at a leadership conference that he almost sent an unnamed player — later identified as Reyna — home because of a poor attitude.
In response, Reyna’s mother, Danielle, disclosed to then-U.S. Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart a decades-old domestic violence incident between Berhalter and his now wife Rosalind. U.S. Soccer initiated an investigation into the incident, which concluded that the Berhalters didn’t try to hide the incident, clearing the way for the manager to be rehired last June.
The USMNT was managed by a pair of interim managers, first Anthony Hudson and later B.J. Callaghan through July’s Concacaf Gold Cup. A subsequent leg injury Reyna sustained at the Concacaf Nations League final in June prevented Reyna and Berhalter from working together since the latter returned to his post.
