Heather O'Reilly says that the dispute between the United States head coach and the Reyna family is a sad and pathetic day for soccer.
The US didn't start a player at the World Cup inQatar.
Berhalter kicked his wife when they were teenagers, according to Danielle.
O'Reilly said that no one would win in the situation.
I don't think bringing up dirty laundry 30 years in the making is a good idea.
I don't condone violence or domestic violence, but this was 31 years ago and they have a successful marriage.
Berhalter admitted to the allegation and is under investigation.
A player was almost sent home from the World Cup for not meeting expectations on and off the field, according to a speech by Berhalter.
After those comments were made public, he apologized to his team-mates and Berhalter.
He said Berhalter told him that his role at the tournament would be limited and that he should let it affect his training and behavior.
According to O'Reilly, the Reyna family is frustrated that their son's name got dragged in mud.
This was simply a low, low, low move. I just don't think it's nice.
It's a sad day for US soccer and it's like youth soccer gossip at the highest level.
The head coach of the US soccer team had done something worse than what Berhalter had done, so the mother reported him to US soccer.
Her husband is a former US captain who spent eight years in the UK as a player for three different teams.
Mrs Reyna was a member of the US women's national team and was the room-mate of Berhalter's wife.
It is not yet known if Berhalter will be offered a new contract.
Despite leading the US into the World Cup knockout stage last month, O'Reilly thinks he could lose his job.
I think what the US national team did at the tournament was admirable and I think Berhalter should be given a new contract.
He spoke about a young player at the conference, but it was leaked out because everyone knew he was talking about a player.
He made a bad decision. He made a mistake and it snowballed, he had no control over that.
I don't think he can recover from that because of all the things that have happened.
O'Reilly doesn't think the saga will hurt Berhalter as much as he thinks it will hurt Reyna.
O'Reilly thinks it will take a while to rebuild his reputation and he has a lot of work to do on the pitch.
If he learns from this and does things right, he will get another chance because he has a lot of game left in front of him.
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