US National Team Captain Greg Berhalter abused his future wife when she was 18 years old.
He admits this after being blackmailed during the FIFA World Cup.
“It was a shameful moment that I still regret.”Berhalter writes.
Greg Berhalter, 49, failed to get Hammarby back into the Allsvenskan team, but the American coach’s career has nonetheless been successful after his time in Sweden.
Not long after, he returned from Qatar after the round of 16 match against the Netherlands.
He kicked Mrs. Rosalind
The FIFA World Cup was a special experience for Berhalter, who claimed he was blackmailed during the tournament.
Someone called the NFL and said they had information that would ‘bring me down’.Berhalter writes in a long letter Twitter Which also signed his wife, Rosalind.
Then Greg Berhalter spoke about a violent drunken brawl that took place in 1991.
“She got physical and kicked her legs. There are no excuses for my actions that night. It was a shameful moment that I still regret.”he is writing.
Greg and Rosalind met again after seven months apart and have now been married for 25 years.
“we cooperated”
The NFL confirmed that it has launched an independent investigation into everything that came to light.
“We appreciate Greg and Rosalind coming forward and speaking frankly about this incident.”you write the association in one statment.
“This is our history. We have fully cooperated in the investigation of this matter and really don’t want to talk about something so private that happened so long ago in a public forum.”write Greg and Rosalind Berhalter.
Greg Berhalter’s contract as captain expired at the turn of the year and the FA has yet to announce who will lead the national team assembly next January.