GioReyna of Borussia Dortmund is recalled to the USA squad by coach Gregg Berhalter following a contentious public argument

During the World Cup in Qatar last year, Reyna and Berhalter got into a heated argument that put the latter's position as coach of the US national team in jeopardy.


Gio Reyna of Borussia Dortmund will meet up with Gregg Berhalter of the United States national team for the first time after their bitter public argument following the midfielder's selection to the squad for this month's forthcoming international matches.

On October 14, the USA will play Germany in East Hartford, Connecticut, before taking on Ghana three days later in Nashville, Tennessee.

During the World Cup in Qatar last year, Reyna and Berhalter got into a heated argument that put Berhalter's job as coach of the US national team in jeopardy.

An investigation into a 1991 confrontation between Berhalter and his wife, who was then his girlfriend, and Reyna also became entangled in the disagreement, as did Reyna's parents.

After the federation's investigation, Berhalter, whose contract expired at the end of 2022, was found not guilty and subsequently re-hired as USA coach in June.

Reyna missed those games because of an injury, but Berhalter took over again for friendlies against Oman and Uzbekistan in September.

USA Squad

Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest/ENG)

Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic/SCO), Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven/NED), DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution/USA), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United/USA), Joe Scally (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)

Midfielders: Johnny Cardoso (Internacional/BRA), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP), Lennard Maloney (Heidenheim/GER), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA), Yunus Musah (AC Milan/ITA), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED)

Forwards: Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin/GER), Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg/GER), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA), Tim Weah (Juventus/ITA)