Berhalter brings Reyna again into USMNT fold after World Cup spat

Gregg Berhalter welcomed Giovanni Reyna again into america males’s nationwide group Thursday as he introduced his squad for October’s friendlies in opposition to Germany and Ghana.

Reyna was on the heart of a messy World Cup fallout, which included allegations about his lack of effort on the event in Qatar, revelations about Berhalter’s previous, and controversy relating to the conduct of Reyna’s dad and mom – each former United States gamers – and their communication with executives inside the U.S. Soccer federation.

Amid the much-publicized drama, Berhalter briefly relinquished management of the nationwide group earlier than returning in June and selecting his first squad again on the helm for September’s worldwide dates. Reyna wasn’t in final month’s roster however hadn’t performed since June, and he is but to function for Borussia Dortmund this season regardless of being named on the bench for every of their final 4 matches.

Along with Reyna’s return to the USMNT squad, midfielder Lennard Maloney, who performs for Heidenheim in Germany’s Bundesliga, earned his first call-up to the nationwide group.

USMNT squad

Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest, England), Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest, England)

Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic, Scotland), Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo, Italy), Tim Ream (Fulham, England), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace, England), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United), Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany)

Midfielders: Johnny Cardoso (Internacional, Brazil), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo, Spain), Lennard Maloney (Heidenheim, Germany), Weston McKennie (Juventus, Italy), Yunus Musah (AC Milan, Italy), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands)

Forwards: Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin, Germany), Folarin Balogun (Monaco, France), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg, Germany), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan, Italy), Tim Weah (Juventus, Italy)