Gio Reyna on US roster for CONCACAF Nations League after family tried to oust Berhalter

Gio Reyna, whose mother and father tried to oust U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter after the 20-year-old midfielder was sparingly used on the World Cup, was chosen Wednesday by interim coach Anthony Hudson for CONCACAF Nations League matches in opposition to Grenada and El Salvador.

Reyna made two substitute appearances in the course of the World Cup totaling 52 minutes and Berhalter later mentioned he nearly despatched a participant dwelling due to lack of hustle — marks Reyna admitted had been aimed toward him.

His mother and father, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and ladies’s nationwide crew midfielder Daniele Egan Reyna, then complained to U.S. Soccer Federation officers and notified them of a 1992 home violence incident involving Daniele’s school roommate and Berhalter’s future spouse.

The USSF commissioned a regulation agency to research, which decided Berhalter didn’t improperly withhold info of the incident.

Hudson was appointed interim coach in the course of the probe and can stay on till after a brand new USSF sporting director is employed and supervises the coach search. Berhalter continues to be a candidate.

U.S. captain Tyler Adams will miss the matches on the finish of the month due to a hamstring damage. Goalkeeper Zack Steffen and ahead Ricardo Pepi are on the 24-man roster after Berhalter left them off of the World Cup squad. Steffen has not performed for the nationwide crew for a 12 months.

Defender Miles Robinson is again after lacking the World Cup due to a torn left Achilles final May 7. He returned to Atlanta’s lineup on February 25, the primary of three MLS matches he has performed this season.

The full participant pool is accessible for the primary time for the reason that Americans had been eradicated from the World Cup with a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands within the spherical of 16.

Hudson mentioned he restricted picks from Major League Soccer to only Robinson as a result of different MLS gamers should miss membership matches in June and July for nationwide crew video games.

Forward Daryl Dike returns for the primary time for the reason that 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup after a hamstring damage and torn thigh muscle restricted him to 1 first-team membership match between January 2022 and November. Defender Bryan Reynolds is again for the primary time since December 2021.

Taylor Booth, a 21-year-old Utrecht winger, and Auston Trusty, a 24-year-old Birmingham defender, might make debuts.

Players returning to the roster embrace midfielders Johnny Cordoso of Internacional and Alan Soñora of Juárez. América ahead Alex Zendejas is on the roster after making his debut within the January 25 exhibition win over Serbia, when most high gamers had been unavailable.

The Mexican-American mentioned this week he has dedicated his worldwide future to the U.S.

The U.S. performs at Grenada on March 24 and El Salvador three days later at Orlando, Florida.

Thirteen gamers who had been on the World Cup roster had been omitted: Adams, goalkeeper Sean Johnson; defenders Cameron Carter-Vickers, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman; midfielders Kellyn Acosta and Cristian Roldan; and forwards Jesús Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Josh Sargent and Haji Wright.

Holdovers from the World Cup roster — along with Reyna — are goalkeepers Matt Turner and Ethan Horvath; defenders Sergiño Dest, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson and Joe Scally; midfielders Brenden Aaronson, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie and Yunus Musah; and wingers Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah.