The independent investigation into former U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter was released Monday and confirmed details of an incident in 1992 in which Berhalter pushed down and kicked his then-girlfriend, now-wife Rosalind Berhalter in the legs when the two were freshmen at the University of North Carolina.
According to the investigation, the details of the incident track with what Gregg and Rosalind Berhalter said both in a public statement and in interviews with investigators, and were confirmed by witnesses who were informed about the incident in the days after that fight occurred 31 years ago.
The law firm that conducted the investigation, Alston & Bird, concluded that its analysis “leads us to conclude that the fact of the 1992 Incident does not prevent an employer from employing Mr. Berhalter.” According to the investigation, given that it occurred 31 years ago and no evidence contradicting witness accounts or suggesting similar conduct since, “there is no basis to conclude that employing Mr. Berhalter would create legal risks for an organization.”
The investigation, which can be read in full here, also showed that former U.S. World Cup captain Claudio Reyna had a “pattern of periodic outreach” to U.S. Soccer officials over a six-year period from…
