USA coach Gregg Berhalter admits to kicking future wife in 1991 incident
US men’s coach Berhalter admits kicking future wife in 1991Berhalter says he was subject of recent blackmail attempt
The US Soccer Federation revealed Tuesday it is investigating men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter for a 1991 confrontation in which he kicked the woman who later became his wife.
The federation said it learned of the allegation on 11 December and hired the law firm Alston & Bird to investigate. The USSF said Berhalter and his wife Rosalind had “spoken openly” about the matter, and Berhalter admitted to the kick in a statement Tuesday.