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Kerith Gabriel

Kerith Gabriel: The Reyna-Berhalter soccer saga spotlights the potential problem with parents in sports

I’m honestly embarrassed for Claudio and Danielle Reyna.

I know the type of parent they are acting like. I’ve encountered enough of them as a soccer player and still find myself around them from time to time as I watch my own son navigate an uber-competitive development track to an academy team.

To quickly get you up to speed, on Tuesday, a monster story of vengeful complaining, and ultimately a friendship lost was unveiled after Claudio and Danielle Reyna, parents of Gio Reyna, a member of the U.S. men’s national soccer team, revealed information about former head coach Gregg Berhalter and the abuse he committed on his now-wife of a quarter century.

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