US Soccer is Exploding

[@DabDabGoose]

America brought down by the Soccer mom.

[@alehlete830]

gio reyna is named after giovanni van bronkhorst cause he godfather kinda

[@shadow_realm47]

Soccer mom is the final form of an average Karen?

[@CarlosRodriguez-yt9rv]

@@shadow_realm47 the Karen of Sports

[@Colon-Three]

@@shadow_realm47 its like if karen thought jurgen klopp was a psychopath because he didnt give her son the start

[@clytemnestra]

It was always meant to be this way 😂

[@jabbathehutt489]

The fact that parents can attack coaches at every level of American athletics is wild

[@davidshatto7604]

Yeah I had a friend’s mom verbally attack our coach over her son’s playing time when I was like 14. Never would have thought it would happen at a professional level though😂

[@FEDEXLuchs]

The fact american parents in general are hostile towards refs coaches and other teams Really make me surprised soccer even till exists at the youth level

[@AbeYousef]

i coach community level and we spend as much if not more time doing parent management than actually practicing or playing games

[@elparcero1220]

@@FEDEXLuchs It's not just youth soccer, it also happens in Youth baseball, hockey, basketball, and so on. Honestly,j it just says more about American society

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

Get rid of belhalter though. We'll never get a world cup with him in charge.

[@Nightlightknight]

Gregg Berhalter publicly criticises a player for his poor attitude and then his mum goes mental and digs up a past controversy that has been worked through and uses that as a guilt trip on Berhalter’s boos too potentially get him fired? This is ridiculous. Nepotism and corruption at it’s finest.

[@realzhella6817]

Why did Gregg criticise him publicly?? Even that is bad.

[@SanFranFan30]

best part is that Berhalter was hired in the first place because his brother happened to be an excecutive for the US Soccer Federation at the time of his hiring and the federation refused to interview anyone else for the job.

[@Jaco059]

We all know Gregg must go

[@akkar8726]

​@@Jaco059 If he does go, it will be a win for Reyna's parents

[@realzhella6817]

@@akkar8726 that's OK...thats trivial

[@iSparkx]

It's actually insane that someones mum is taking down an entire football association just because her son didn't play during a World Cup and she really went "I'd like to speak to your managers manager"

[@Butlee]

See, Zealand was calling her Daniella, but all I could hear was "Karen" :D

[@JakeyMan]

Woah a typical response This would be BAD MAN if Greggg was not a complete incompetent

[@C.is.for.Classified]

USSF is a joke. Hiring Berhalter was their first mistake, and ultimately their undoing. Good riddance.

[@joezh7132]

The thing is that as a new coach I will leave Reyna out completely I don’t need his mom and the press criticizing every move i make, he’s out of the team for good, thank your mother.

[@eboethrasher]

@@joezh7132 Id be surprised if he gets a good club team contract when his is up, either.

[@brendanclay6209]

Imagine how embarrassed gio must be. I’d go absolutely spare at my parents if they did anything like this

[@EstariaValens]

I'd flat out disown my mother if she did this.

[@brendanclay6209]

@@EstariaValens 💯

[@alehlete830]

gio reyna is named after giovanni van bronkhorst cause he godfather kinda

[@Elena-gj6ow]

Explains why he felt so fucking entitled to be a star player during the WC. His parents taught him to be.

[@brendanclay6209]

@@Elena-gj6ow correct. He’s obviously a spoilt brat that’s been handed everything on a silver platter.

[@KingofWolvesii]

can't wait for something like this to be added in future FMs

[@shadow_realm47]

Bruh 💀 If a window pops up with: ~ Blackmail~ Your longtime best friend's wife who used to be your wife's best friend and roommate in college is going threatening to expose your days as an immature young man who allegedly committed aggrevated assault on your current wife and used to do GTA as a hobby. UNLESS you play that woman's ☕ son in the next few games for the full 90 🥲 AND praise him in the media !

[@maxouph212]

Nobody expect the soccer mom inquisition in FM

[@Lucas-bx5gd]

Youll have to write your entire 30 year history of your life from now on before you start the save so that they can implement sudden blackmails

[@nooloo5968]

@@shadow_realm47 unemployed speedrun lmfao

[@ArdensGember]

It just searches your entire social media history and pulls up 10 year old posts in the middle of the game

[@shinjiluigi]

The problem was the United States Soccer Federation. The reason Greg was hired was because of nepotism. All this happened because everyone knew each other and there was no professionalism.

[@alivenumber5]

Exactly. This all could have been avoided by having a true search for a coach. Coach prospects were later asked if US Soccer had interviewed them and they said no. The period they said they were interviewing and searching was probably filled with contract negotiations with only Berhalter.

[@CarlosGuzman-vi9xw]

Jay BERHALTER, Gregg's brother, a hi-level exec at USSF, enough said, even though Gregg had a "meh" coaching pedigree.

[@tommcguire6472]

Go get a big name European coach and solve all the crap.

[@alivenumber5]

@@tommcguire6472 Our perpetual issue is that we cant attract big names so we don’t succeed therefore we don’t attract big names. We need a strong figure as leader of US Soccer. My vote is Zlatan. He instantly knew the issues with pay-to-play and as a millionaire still complained about it. He solidified my respect for that wonderful man.

[@eboethrasher]

@@alivenumber5 He turned down the team. Move along.

[@andreamazzeo4306]

She literally called the manager.

[@omarcastro553]

She called the manager’s manager

[@ecoRfan]

@@omarcastro553 Karenception?

[@Liversh0t]

This is why you gotta keep the players families miles away from the team

[@mattf8779]

True, but extremely hard to do when the USSF continues to hire former players to positions that they are unqualified to hold. You have the president who's only real qualification is they are a former player. You then have Berhalter who was only given the job because his brother was the boss.

[@lordfizzz]

Soccer mom culture in USA is fucked

[@mikedidyk8233]

@@mattf8779 this is the real problem. I think this will get better over time though because there was no MLS for that generation and the main players were all from the USMNT. This is why we need a foreign head coach next who isn't neck deep in all of this BS.

[@billsager5634]

@@mikedidyk8233 We had a foreign coach (Jurgen Klinnsman) and he couldn't lead the USMNT to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, hence the reason Berhalter was hired. Hiring a foreign coach won't matter, as you would still have the entire incompetent and nepotistic organizational structure. The entire structure must change.

[@louiedajet]

@@billsager5634 preach

[@bigrandomun9267]

Let’s just be happy this didn’t happen with Timothy Weah cause his dad would’ve actually threatened a war over his son not playing.

[@humphrey4976]

He was class as the WC

[@silvamichael13]

the thing is Weah is actually good and provides so much more value to the team. so that would never even happen

[@gazamidori2866]

@@silvamichael13 no offense, weah is good. But gio is better. However they do different roles and in this world cup we needed weah for what he is good at less than gio. Gio is great when we are playing the concacaf minnows because we should be dominating and controlling possession. However against European giants not so much. We need high octane engines that can move around. Weah is full of energy and running.

[@stantory1822]

@@gazamidori2866 Gio is trash last 2 years,yes injuries had a lot of with it.But Reyna is not better than Weah.

[@marcipascuzziaderiye4382]

George Weah has more class and faith in his son than Gio's mum.

[@DrZaius3141]

The core of this is that US (men's) football is still so very tiny that you have these families at the core of it. Even small nations with more of a tradition will have many different clusters and not so much interconnection. That leads to its own problems (for example in Austria where I'm from, for the longest time the rivalry between the two large clubs from Vienna was at the forefront, meaning that any national coach that had a history with one of the clubs was immediately after scrutiny from the other) but makes this seem - as you so rightly put it - incestuous.

[@EstariaValens]

You are suffering a core flaw in your argument: Whether a handful of families have a stranglehold on an industry has nothing to do with how "big" it is. Kings and Queens anyone? Dynast Emporers? Or something a bit more industry oriented, perhaps? Hilton hotels as a brand are enormous the world over. Walmart is kinda big. BMW cars? Nike sports apparel? Volkswagen? Samsung? All family businesses who's heirs either become CEO or who's family have a majority on the board. So this kind of drama doesn't speak to how "big" USMNT is.

[@greysnake2903]

@EstariaValens Habsburg moment

[@alehlete830]

gio reyna is named after giovanni van bronkhorst cause he godfather kinda

[@kngaman9]

@@alehlete830 no one asked

[@khalilli6613]

Berhalter should have never had the job in the first place. We would have never been here

[@RoseSolane]

I think Ernie Stewart wants to get out of this drama. But unfortunately his way out was cut short. He was supposedly considered for the job of directeur Topvoetbal at the KNVB (basically the Technical Director of the Dutch football association) but that job went to Nigel de Jong. Ironically, considering this story, somebody with a great knowledge of kicking shins 😁

[@mattjames6349]

No Nigel de Jong was a cultured...sorry no, I can't even finish that sentence!

[@gadget00]

the KNVB is well known for their nepotism and good ole boy culture; he has a chance to get in no doubt

[@MasonGreenWeed]

@@mattjames6349 cultured martial artist

[@mattjames6349]

@@MasonGreenWeed ask xabi alonso how he feels on that ! Jesus ! That moment of anti football will live with me forever lol

[@danishpatroit]

this is the biggest case of helicopter parents ive ever seen, feel bad for Gio honestly

[@shadow_realm47]

No wonder the lad had behavior issues. It's not even his fault entirely.

[@youngmaster4892]

Gio is momo

[@ruleoftwo6174]

is that why everytime he gets tackled he looks like he gonna cry

[@nattturner]

I don’t he is an adult

[@doublejacketjimmy391]

You shouldn’t his attitude was the thing that quick started the chain of unfortunate events. Gotta have more discipline next time. Now that soccer mom incident will haunt him until the end of his career.

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

As a Mexico fan I can’t help but laugh at this whole situation. It’s so comically stupid

[@alexherrera3605]

Mexico’s National squad has been a laughing stock for the last 30 years lil bro

[@scdocarlos1633]

@@alexherrera3605 lil bro yall been our sons for Years. Congrats on beating the worst Mexican team in the last 50 years my guy.

[@Dexter037S4]

Canadian fans will join you in laughing at the US

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

@@alexherrera3605 check the score board lil bro

[@kingjamestres]

@@scdocarlos1633 You realize since 1934 of the 74 total matches played by the US and Mexico... the US has 36 victories and Mexico has 22 we've been OBVIOUSLY better than you for over 2 decades now...

[@svokxz6435]

This has to be the craziest.What a story for a soccer team.Loves how the drama starts in New Jersey as New Jersey resident.

[@Wessohot]

Its always New Jersey and New York(long Island) resident causing a problem

[@billsager5634]

Well, NJ is a hotbed for soccer. Look how many great American players have come from NJ. However, one soccer mom made this a huge issue.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@billsager5634 I mean a lot of Hispanics live in NJ so of course we're gonna be big on football

[@Old_Scot]

@@PeruvianPotato In the 17th century, a lot of Scots moved there, so I'm suffering vicarious embarrassment. Except this lot actually make the Scottish football authorities look sane. And Scottish players are working class, so they tend to settle their differences in a more "direct" manner. 😁😄

[@chinaman1]

This is like when a harvard professor punishes a student and the students rich and powerful parents used their position to try and punish the professor.

[@Josak17]

If the Harvard professor beat his wife.

[@escanormorph1883]

@@Josak17 and if said professor only hit his future wife once (allegedly), regretted it, apologized to both his and her family, worked through it by seeking help to come out as a better person, eventually marries the lady and they are still together for over 25 years.

[@brettohansen4979]

@@escanormorph1883 and smoked crack cocaine, once, while out with his friends in Tijuana, Mexico. Where they killed a guy. Sent him down the Tijuana River, and never spoke about it again. Until the professor didn't give his buddy $500, that he owed him for keeping his mouth shut about that murder. I, personally, blame the murder victim. Because he was a Mark-ass bitch.

[@escanormorph1883]

@@brettohansen4979 that's a shitty take blaming the murder victim. Not even funny honestly, try again.

[@jac1207]

​@@Josak17 You're a woman beater too, no? You obviously physically contacted a girl without consent sometime in your life, so you must be labelled one now as well.

[@connornorcott4422]

Gotta say, I’m a huge fan of the fm content, and long mat it continue, but I really enjoyed this style of video. would love to see more in the future! Keep smashing it Z

[@dannydevito5729]

Imagine being Gio Reyna and having your mom and dad start this BS after they weren't happy with his playing time. I had a few parents like that when I coached middle school kids

[@youngmaster4892]

Gio is part of problem, he went crying to them like bitch he is 😆

[@Old_Scot]

When my brother played football as an 11 year old, someone got tackled and their granny ran onto the park to berate the kid who did it. That actually sounds more reasonable than this nonsense.

[@MrChiyobaa]

This is so embarassing im out of words. Im German and there is a lot questionable shit happening but it doesnt reach this level of insanity.

[@tilioforeign]

Football in the US is a fuckin joke and this is ulterior proof

[@tommcdonald1873]

Imagine what Gio gets to deal with for the rest of the season in the Bundesliga. "Gio has a Soccer Mommy!"

[@froggyluv352]

Nahhh me personally I would not talk to my mom after that

[@CP-ir3ft]

he's well-liked at dortmund

[@myst7383]

@@CP-ir3ft well liked in Dortmund doesn't mean well liked by rival fans in Bundesliga

[@CP-ir3ft]

@@myst7383 who cares about the rival fans?

[@pavlo_41]

Germanys football comunity isnt that toxic as the english

[@theflyinfoote]

Having dealt with soccer parents, this doesn’t surprise me at all.

[@Tubsidio]

I'm just gonna say that, this is insane even for me... and I am from Brazil. Land of Ricardo Teixeira and João Havelanche

[@arthur.s.b4061]

@@milaninter2442 They were found guilty of corruption. A thing notoriously hard for football executives to be found guilty of.

[@DarthAnimal]

"why is it always Jersey" isnt something you get to say when you're from Florida

[@AjaXxXDenia]

He is projecting like crazy.

[@snuffmeister6720]

maybe jersey is the florida of floridians

[@miche1df]

What is New Jersey if not the Florida of the north?

[@ThreeRunHomer]

Florida is Florida because of all the New York, New Jersey and Ohio lunatics who move there.

[@kylefinnegan4608]

@@miche1df Florida is Florida of the south. New Jersey is Florida of the North East. Nevada is Florida of the West. Jacksonville is Florida of the Florida.

[@bertwhite5912]

The next series of Ted Lasso sounds amazing

[@sld1776]

"How did it come up in conversation?" "Gregg has some nerve criticizing my son. Did you know he kicked Rosalind when he was 18?" The US Soccer bylaws at that point demand Ernie Stewart opens an investigation. She just had to to causally mention it in frustration, and, ooops!, Gregg comes under investigation.

[@countryclubbin1016]

Great lesson on nepotism and why business and friendship should never mix. It literally never works out well.

[@Thorndog]

I coached Soccer for years here in the states 17 and under and after my first year, with the approval of the league and local governing body, I had every parent(s) sign a contract of behavior, they would get a warning on the first outbreak and then they would be suspended for 3 games then banned for the year (we played 30 games a year).

[@lord_deedih]

As an American Dortmund fan living in Austin, this just hurts to watch... #ReynaOut

[@timlett99]

I won’t even lie this sounds 1000% like something my mom would do

[@TheRadPlayer]

I think a lot of moms would do this, sadly.

[@MrVaDelux]

Lol thats just a mom thing bro. They want whats best for the babies every time

[@snuffmeister6720]

@@MrVaDelux blackmail, its just a mom thing 💅 more like black male,amirite

[@squireltag1000]

Thing is, this whole thing is Not in their son's best interest. If this sounds like your mom 😬

[@TheRadPlayer]

@@squireltag1000 Parents do a lot of things that aren't in the best interests of their children all the time, often with good intentions.

[@Jonathan2342]

There is a certain timeframe where one must say “so what”. Especially if it’s a relatively minor event that was addressed by the family and is in the past. Soccer Karen mom was mad sonny boy didn’t play enough and has now virtually guaranteed it will be much harder for him to make it in the future.

[@MadTurtleuk]

Reyna: Mom they picking on me Mom: Hold my wine glass

[@akanfoyawu1072]

Spectacular. This is definitely a case of whitemail

[@drunkenramblingswithaaron7708]

Man, poor gio... He's so early in his career that this will be something following him for 20 years...

[@FunkyGhostHD]

If it takes 1 decent WC performance for the likes of Rabiot and her mother's abhorrent behaviours to be forgotten about (it was with his national team too) I don't think people will hold onto this for much longer than 2-3 years and he'll still be super young.

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@FunkyGhostHD It all depends on what he does next. Does he reflect, take on accountability and grow? No one will care. Another outburst? He's done for. He has no leeway now, but as long as he gets his act together and behaves professionally, he's not gonna need any leeway. That's football.

[@FunkyGhostHD]

@@Elena-gj6ow I beg to differ honestly. There were tons and tons of controversies surrounding even the best of the best like Leo and Cristiano (it was only a couple years back when they both went to court over some serious tax stuff right?) as long as these athletes perform we as football fans like to forget about these things. Once their form start to dip however even the slightest of gafs become topics of many discussions for weeks to come. This is big, I get that but once enough time goes by (like a month tops) and if Gio will perform nicely it will all be forgotten, only to be remembered later throughout years to come. The only time I was happy that people didn't give a leeway to athletes was with Zouma, he still gets whistles and very "special" chants about how he treated his cat. Other than that I don't see people complaining about that one time Hazard kicked a ball boy live, now it's only about his form and how he is the burger merchant and whatnot. We're not only gleefully forgetful but also have selective memory. So idk.

[@billsager5634]

@@FunkyGhostHD - First Gio (like Pulisic) needs to learn how to stay healthy. That's the main reason why Gio receive so little playing time. He hadn't been playing with the USMNT because he had been injured.

[@FunkyGhostHD]

@@billsager5634 Well, I'm with you on that. He literally got injured just before the world cup (despite getting back in shape at the start of it). That may be a whole different conversation yet, again, you're right on the topic, I agree with you.

[@happyhamster29]

As someone from Long Island, this whole story makes so much more sense, now knowing that both of these women are from West Islip. Such Long Island, wannabe mobster behavior

[@EstariaValens]

The full power of Karen has been unleashed!

[@ONLYJOKING101]

Britain has the royal family and America has the USMNT.

[@timothygalligan4042]

Idk what corner of USMNT twitter Danielle was on, but when the gio situation first leaked everyone was blaming berhalter.

[@aarongulliver1234]

I've been waiting for your take on this situation... It is absolutely mental.

[@daman571]

rebekah vardy. has met her match

[@Elena-gj6ow]

At least Wagatha Christe was fun and fairly harmless. This is just spiteful and sad.

[@joey51611]

Awww man I could listen to your story telling all day, please do more vids like this, drama, news, stories etc. You Rock.

[@tillnetthofel8595]

Can't wait for a totally focused and enthusiastic Gio to turn up at Dortmund. 🙃 this season just keeps on giving, boy oh boy.

[@davidborkwood2368]

Every new revelation in this video I’m like “no way it gets more crazy” Z:hold my beer

[@the13thmxrk]

Let's not forget that Claudio basically had Eric Wynalda put out that rumor about Gio & Gregg having issues during the world cup. Which Gregg later confirmed & clarified when he went public with it cause people were coming after his job because of it. So the incident was already semi-public because of the Reyna family.

[@TommyTheWalker]

It's so ridiculous, you're right. The fact that she married him puts this to bed. People are not perfect, they make mistakes and owning up to them makes them a little better.

[@senorchaos21]

If only his mom had any brains is that her pulling this stunt is going to get him abused even more online, it'll affect his career. Hopefully he can get past it I wish Gio the best because this got out of control.

[@ewie6040]

Trying to ruin someone's coaching career for something in 1991 is just so wrong. Especially given the fact that Berhalter literally did everything necessary to improve himself and move on from the incident with his future wife

[@bartcooper2920]

It’s not like he made a tiny mistake though. He assaulted his girlfriend

[@mitchellima7548]

Exactly. There’s a convo here to have that someone with any history of domestic violence shouldn’t be a national team coach, but that convo isn’t what this is about. GGG did something stupid when he was 19 but clearly has bettered him self, him and his wife have obviously fixed the issue and are by all accounts in a healthy relationship. To use this to blackmail him only becuase you upset your son isn’t playing is fucking pathetic. I feel bad for ggg.

[@LordWay]

@@mitchellima7548 Yeah honestly if it was to be brought up it should have been before he got the job tbh.

[@docequis9796]

@@mitchellima7548 hold on... GGG isn't a victim unless what was said was untrue... or US soccer overreacts to the news.... Understandably we don't know everything... but what do we know... 1. Both Gio and Gregg admitted that Gio had a less than professional response to Gio being benched without ability to show himself fit in pre-cup practices and scrimmages. That shows the lack of professionalism in BOTH coach and player. The coach is responsible for SOME of Gio's response as he set the scenario of when he told Gio (way to early in the process after stringing him along the cycle), where (right before a critical practice) and how (maybe in a way that made Gio not have other outlet but to sulk and slack in frustration).... good coaches know the when, where and how to have these discussions and the coaching decisions need to be fair and framed well or player dissent will occur and the outlet for the player needs to be excelling gets you off the bench... and that was taken from Gio. That said the coach made his decision and now has to deal with the consequences like a man (professional coach)... and maybe he was living with it... until he spilled the beans. 2. Gio didn't spill the beans on Gregg's domestic violence issue in the past... and should not be punished for it. 3. Gregg did spill the beans on Gio's behavior to strangers for the media to run with.... and should be punished by it. 4. The majority of the vote during the pre-world cup scrimmages was to retain Gio after his apology. (Verifiable reports are that coaching staff and a couple of player reps were asked... not each player). And the majority of players support Gio, and they were there to witness his behavior and his apology. And Gregg admitted that he (Gregg) said no repercussions will happen and welcomed him to stay. 5. Gregg beating his wife years ago is of interest to US Soccer as they are looking into it. And yes, no one is perfect. And I am sure most people wouldn't hold it against him to know he isn't perfect or that he apologized and was forgiven by his wife... and that is the reason why when a young player makes a mistake and overreacts to a poor coaching event and apologized to the satisfaction of his team and the coach, the coach shouldn't bring it up to a bunch of strangers for the media to hear. 6. Gio's parents are his parents and deserve the right to react however they want as he is an adult and so are they. You might argue that a child and his parents have a behavioral contract with a team but Gio is an adult. To blame someone for what their ancestors or relatives did is inappropriate. 7. Most fans know that Gio will one day (with proper USMNT coaching) be a star player, like Pulisic in almost every match he can play. To see his talent and say otherwise is odd...I have seen people justify Gregg's unprofessional coaching decisions by saying Gio isn't that good. 8. Our teams record.... Bravo to Gregg as he got the USMNT qualified and thru the first round but we know it was not an impressive or unexpected outcome given our region, our opposition at the WC and our player development issues brought by our coaching... so he needs to go anyway.

[@mitchellima7548]

@@docequis9796 ggg is a victim of blackmail. He has had an event in his past being used against him in order to gain an advantage over him. That’s blackmail. Again we can have convos about if someone with any history of domestic violence should be head coach if a national team. We can have convos about him as a coach and the way he handled gio Reyna. While these convos are fair to have that does not mean we support the gio’s parents here. Who decided to blackmail and bring up his past not because it was of legitimate concern or to have a real convo about it, but to blackmail him out of being head coach cause he didn’t play their son. That’s not ok. End of story. I also never blamed gio for leaking stuff. Gio did however act unprofessionally at pints during the World Cup it seems. Multiple things can be true, GGG can have a questionable past, he could have handled the gio Reyna World Cup situation poorly, he may not be what the us National team needs in a coach, and gio can be immature, and his parents blackmailed ggg making him a victom.

[@TheGreyIago]

Sort of important to remember that the Athletic was going to break the story before Gregg's comments came out

[@bradb1060]

This is the biggest nothing-burger drama. Definitely soccer mom of a middle school team. Not professional national team stuff especially amongst friends.

[@Peter-zv6yy]

Wow. Really on point comments Zealand. Really awesome takes on this drama, and it's unfortunate and silly that U.S. Soccer management qualifies as a TV show now. Berrhalter must be taken out he can't remain as coach. Leaders don't get involved in this type of roll your eyes up malarkey. Other top football countries are laughing.

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

Berrhalter needs to be removed because he sucks at his job

[@arturowagner4728]

Holy cow! Never in a million years would I have imagined all this drama coming from U.S Soccer....

[@TheGordybear]

Gio was named after Claudio Reynas teammate at Rangers, Giovanni van Bronkhorst

[@jean-christophebriolin8989]

Nice anecdote

[@eggy6745]

It's a shame he wasn't as good a manager as he was a player

[@lthecatt9667]

@@eggy6745 Gio was decent at Feyenoord, helped us to our first league title in 18 years

[@slipknotsoad86]

What a rangers side that was, and Celtics for that matter Larsson etc.

[@Cyrus-rodn45]

Isn't his name Giovanni????

[@hugonongbri8100]

New reality show idea: Real Housewives of USMNT 🤣🤣

[@enriquemaringarcia9885]

this is the funniest thing I saw in time. My middle school team problems on a prime level national team.

[@solodolotrevino]

Embarrassed for Gio. Like let your son handle his own business and be his own man

[@ahmedramisoufari8820]

Great video Z! I feel really sorry for Gio.

[@jeffreyknutson]

You've got a great voice for this stuff! I don't know if you wrote the whole thing yourself, or if you had some help. But this was the best breakdown of what happened that I've heard so far. Fantastic!

[@IntoTheSkyy]

You don't get this type of drama unless you're a real soccer country. We did it! We have arrived

[@prodigiii712]

In a real football country, a player’s mom wouldn’t be able to talk to the Sporting director of the federation.

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

Note, we're a soccer country, not a real sport like fútbol or football. Keep playing soccer and it'll be the same story every time

[@MarioSantos-zx4bj]

Not really, never heard a drama like this from Brazil, Argentina, France, England, etc

[@edsonpacheco294]

Absolute disgrace of a person... If there was actual evidence of domestic violence... she should've said something earlier. Now because Gregg benches her son, that's why she speaks up. Absolutely disgraceful content of character

[@matthewlerma7248]

Proof that in the USA you have to deal with soccer moms at all levels of the sport

[@dylanmayne1870]

so happy the algorithm brought me to your channel tonight, i will be watching every video you've made

[@eliasweber7498]

This is like in a teen movie when the parents of the main character do something embarassing and he has to something about it even though he has done nothing wrong I know he has done something wrong, but in comparision to the actions of his parents it is nothing Very American

[@paratame105]

What did Gio do wrong exactly? The only thing he did was sulk during practice. This, however, was supposed to stay inside the team, as it's always supposed to, no matter what team you're talking about. After GB humiliated him publicly, he was virtually forced to make a statement. But instead of "getting back" at him, he APOLOGIZED for his beaviour. People really need to get off Gio's back on this one.

[@eliasweber7498]

@@paratame105 The skuliking is what I meant this is nothing a professional footballer no matter the age should do at the World Cup But with the apology everything was fine until his parents took action

[@eliasweber7498]

@@paratame105 if I have not made it clear enough I am sorry

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@paratame105 Throwing in the towel because you don't get to start a game is probably the worst thing a professional footballer can do. Please stop covering for him for no reason. He fucked up, if you (and him) won't recognize that, how is he supposed to grow? Accountability is essential to top performance.

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@paratame105 Also, The Athletic had an article on the way detailing what happened at the WC prior to Berhalters comments about it. It wasn't gonna stay inside anyway, and Berhalters version was much nicer to Reyna than the medias, if anything. You're gonna coddle him to death, just like you did with Pulisic.

[@DynamicUnreal]

8 groups of 6 teams, 4 of them qualify and 2 are eliminated. The rest of the 32 teams duke it out in a one game elimination format. Would be better.

[@FaraazAhmad]

Need an HBO mini series on this

[@danmobile8531]

So this all as happened as some soccer mom didn’t like her son not playing. Wow 😮

[@swifteh1780]

This kind of story should be used in the next FM update.

[@truongphan5787]

Lol, Imma resign if shit like this happend

[@vincentv1432]

Manager, remember that player you didn't play? well, his mum called....

[@swifteh1780]

Player's moral has dropped to due a domestic violence case emerging from 30 years ago

[@honestjohn7513]

I was secretly hoping you would do a video explaining all of this. Great vid

[@einarjohansen5593]

Danielle " Karen" Egan: "I Demand to speak to the Manager."

[@t.b.flowers8903]

ugh. My positive opinion and feelings about the legacy of Claudio Reyna have been forever tainted.

[@pursuitofmeaningpodcast1161]

This was better journalistic analysis than all of the mainstream on this topic combined. 👍👍👍

[@Jace-mf6rv]

If Gio had just went plus ultra in those beep tests all of this could’ve been avoided.

[@Imran.Ali786]

It's no Ryan Giggs...but still good to see American reality TV bleeding into US football

[@matthiassventoest6800]

I had no idea, this is how this went down. I just saw a crawl on a sports network. glad I saw your post, too show some clarification

[@christofferaarnes6728]

This... Is some of the most privledged eliteclass shit ever depicted in the real world 😂Such a great outliner for a sociological study about how the powerstruggles among the 0.1% are being adressed when the stakes are "high" for both parties.

[@Sablesuit]

Thank you for the video. Definitely gives me something to think about.

[@hanli5416]

Considering Berhalter barely played long in Eredivisie (Cambuur leeuwarden, aka swansea if compared to Prem) top level it is kinda weird to consider him US football royalty. Also i pretty much consider Earny Stewart dutch too (fellow city guy) i think he played or was part of the technical staff for our local club Nac breda here for over a decade.

[@joelroman5593]

i think the bar for us football royalty is pretty low tbf

[@jean-christophebriolin8989]

Don’t forget that the USA doesn’t have a lot of great players, so if you make it to Europe, even if it’s a small club, you succeeded in a way.

[@brianbru]

He had 44 caps for his country and has been in charge of the MNT since 2018 overseeing their best period with over a 60% win ratio. The level of club team he played for has nothing to do with the performances he would have put in when he pulled on the colours of his National team. See John McGinn for Scotland or Lukas Podolski farther back in time for examples of raising the bar for the national team. Additionally what Earnie Stewart's nationality has to do with anything here is beyond my comprehension. Why bring that up? lmao

[@jean-christophebriolin8989]

@@brianbru I think you misinterpreted what our friend said above. He just says he considers Stewart as Dutch since he played a role in the Nac Breda staff, like for example if you would live and coach abroad for over a decade in a foreign country, it becomes a bit your country, you get my idea ?

[@hanli5416]

@@brianbru actually i meant to say i consider him dutch too, was more just a personal opinion. I do admit the way i wrote it, it can lead to confusion. I’m gonna edit the wording to fix this.

[@estevesmartins7935]

That’s what you get for Bringing US modern culture (wokeness) to a sport that handles issues behind closed doors and where managers / coaches are expected to be disciplinarians who enforce team rules religiously. I cannot imagine this happening in Brazil, Portugal, Belgium, Argentina etc. In a normal situation this Reyna kid would not be called up for the team until he showed some humbleness and apologized publicly. When you wonder why the US won’t win a World Cup in the next 50 years think about these moments. The celebrity culture, wanting to win just to be on the tonight show, first news on Sportscenter and go to the White House ensures that the USMNT players don’t have the deep burning desire that kids from the favelas have. All this to say that the US will never be a soccer power unless the poor kids also get a fair shot at making it. It may be the only country where soccer is a sport for the well-off and kids never learn to play on the streets solely for the joy of the game.

[@CaptainStraya]

She really said can I speak to the manager of soccer

[@jonahleehane]

You should do more of this stuff. You’re good at it.

[@benjaminpoole2678]

what a betrayal of friendship lol

[@brandonjones557]

4 months later and we still suck

[@davidhartley8062]

This all started because Claudio cut Berhalter's son from Austin FC

[@coachtechnique]

I'm a youth coach, this happens at all levels

[@alansalgado2740]

I know a coach who once cut a player on the spot due to his parents questioning his decisions. The player told his parents to shut up.

[@coachtechnique]

@@alansalgado2740 happens

[@themilkywayuniverse6962]

Man I can’t imagine the kind of Novella that could come out of this If nothing changes, God forbid, we’ll end up like Belgium 😢

[@glaxysilver4389]

This is literally what I've been thinking. Just add one accidental affair turned love and boom new idea

[@Carpinchismo]

I think they should get a better coach, regardless of the incident, on football merits alone. The next world cup is in their home, the opportunity to make a bigger name in the sports for the country, and Berhalter is not up to the task or the quality of the players.

[@VodkaHellstorm]

My mate was in the NSW IS. He's told me tonnes of stories about how even at the youth level, football is a political sport that is all about who you know. Milos Degenek was a player he couldn't stand because he had a chip on his shoulder. He knew his pathway was laid out for him and was sure to let other players know about it. This screams to me of Gio Reyna being in a similar situation. His parents are clearly used to having pull with the right people in the industry to get their way. This time, they publically overplayed their hand. This isn't to say that these players aren't talented, and that they haven't sacrificed. But at a young age, pretty much everyone at that level is talented. Some kids just have the way forward illuminated for them in big, glowing lights.

[@ratedpending]

it's funny cause degenek plays in america now lmao

[@VodkaHellstorm]

@@ratedpending I wouldn't point the finger at any particular country, cause if a relative footballing backwater like Australia is fully on the nepobaby train, I imagine every major nation in the world is, and it's just an industry thing.

[@shadow_realm47]

@@VodkaHellstorm nope major nations have really tough competition for spots. The average audience in those countries are also way more educated on their local players. They immediately start calling out the coach and players even for small mistakes. Politics and controversy are there but for other reasons.

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@VodkaHellstorm That's just not true at all. Football is not a game for people with rich/famous parents in the major footballing countries. You see it all the time, kids with famous parents being hyped at age 11, gone to never be heard of again at age 15. The competition is fucking stiff, and you're out as soon as you can't keep up. Australia and the US are not representative whatsoever. Beckhams kid just signed for the B-team of Brentford at age 20 or something. If this was a nepotism-driven industry, he'd still be at Arsenal, where he played as an 8-year old or whatever. But he got dropped as a young teenager because he didn't hit the level required. Hundreds and hundreds of examples like that.

[@VodkaHellstorm]

@@Elena-gj6ow I'm not saying it's every example. My buddy didn't make it not because he wasn't well off (his family was very wealthy), but because he didn't want it enough. My point is more about where I think Gio Reyna's parents are coming from than an accusation if rife nepotism. I'm sure nepotism is as present in football in every country as it is in every other career, the obvious meritocracy of professional sport papers over a lot of those cracks.

[@conbatengineer]

Us has 300 million people, Uruguay has 8 million and we can’t even put a decent soccer team. It’s all about connections, nepotism, and corruption.Latinos are the second minority in this country with a way stronger soccer culture, however there are like 1 or 2 in this US soccer team

[@BurnRoddy]

We actually have 3.5 million and you guys still had Tab Ramos as a youth coach last time I checked mate.

[@irsyasalim6679]

Soccer mom in National Team level... nevermind THIS IS USA

[@1310beth]

Not that I agree with what Danielle Reyna did at all, she betrayed her old roommate and embarrassed her son - but the full context is that she admits Gio messed up at the WC and was in the wrong. What she is pissed about is that Gregg Berhalter is a hypocrite in her eyes for the way he treated Gio. When Gregg was about a similar age as Gio is now, he made a huge mistake (kicking Roz which is much worse than being a bad teammate) but he was allowed to deal with that privately and move on. Gregg did not allow Gio the same opportunity to learn from his mistake and grow, instead Gregg publicly aired the dirty laundry to make Gio look bad and himself look better. TLDR - Reyna's issue with Gregg is his hypocrisy. She handled it in the absolute worst way possible and should be embarrassed by her behavior. But she is right that Gregg is a hypocrite.

[@hantykje3005]

The proverbial phrase "Revenge is a dish best served cold" fits really well in this case..

[@jameswg13]

Okay now this makes more sense or at least simply explained. This is like the wagatha Christie saga on steroids. Also some people in this saga to quote an American show "shall I call you a wahmbulance "

[@razvangeorgescu1556]

Shame really it came to this. Nothing helps that young group of players that are so talented in the attack and midfield.

[@douglasramsey3786]

Are the most important questions here "who cares", followed closely by "is it any wonder the rest of the world sees the US as a bunch of entitled, drama addled posers" and "is this international football or 8th grade soccer"?

[@CursxR0]

Lol this is actually turning out to be for the best. We are getting a new coach and ppl realize why old usmnt players shouldn’t be involved going forward. ITS A WIN WIN

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

Exactly. No more greg 🥳

[@fefefwevvgege2701]

I saw the statement from USMNT investigating and I was so confused on what happened

[@untexan]

As soon as you sat down and thought, “Who would know about this incident and have something to gain by bringing it up” it went straight to Gio’s parents. That was horrendously stupid of them.

[@dpmu7380]

Good luck to him in the Dortmund changing room. You know everyone and their uncle is laughing at him. His mom - 😀

[@becky1085]

I went to a UNC soccer game and saw Sebastian Berhalter play and he was not good only played because of his last name

[@lokinorsea456]

It’s a bad look for Gio but idk kinda a worst look for the grown adult that keeps beefing with a large number of his players and was only appointed bc his brother was part of the hiring committee and they didn’t interview anyone else, but that might bc just me

[@leedoc512]

The same soccer mom that you see yelling on the slideline....but much bigger in scale.

[@BurnRoddy]

NATIONAL scale

[@admthrawnuru]

"Gregg kicked his future wife 32 years ago the same way he's now trying to kick my son off the team" -Danielle Reyna... apparently