USA coach Berhalter: Reyna relationship 'moving forward' - ESPN

HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. men's national team manager Gregg Berhalter indicated midfielder Gio Reyna will see the field in Saturday's friendly against Germany, adding that the pair's relationship was «moving forward.»

Saturday's match at Rentschler Field will be the first with Berhalter and Reyna working together since the public feud involving their two families burst into view earlier this year.

The bad blood stemmed from Berhalter's handling of Reyna at the 2022 World Cup, Reyna's response in which he was nearly sent home, Berhalter's role in revealing the incident and the subsequent disclosure of a decades-old domestic violence allegation to U.S. Soccer by Reyna's mother, Danielle.

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Berhalter was rehired by U.S. Soccer in June following an investigation, but with Reyna suffering an injury in the final of the Concacaf Nations League against Canada that same month, Saturday's match is the first opportunity for player and coach to resume their professional relationship. Berhalter said he's focused on looking ahead.

«We're moving forward. I'm not really [wanting] to talk too much about the past,» he told reporters Friday. «I think it's about talking about the future.

»I think Gio's done a great job, really sharp, really strong. We see his quality, and for us it's about how do we build him up. [In the] same way, we have other players in the squad. It's to get the most out of him, to help the team the most and for him to return to [Borussia] Dortmund in really good shape, to keep pushing forward."

AC Milan attacker Christian Pulisic added the relationship between Berhalter and Reyna has long ceased being an issue.

«That's old news,» Pulisic said. «I mean, I haven't even