Gio Reina scored his second consecutive game-winning goal in his second comeback from the winter break for Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Ugly American Soccer Soap Opera.
In the month and a half between the 2022 World Cup and the restart of the German Bundesliga, Reina Deal with his immature behavior in Qatarthen his helicopter parents tell the standard story Worse.
And finally we’re back on the soccer field.he Victory against Dortmund on Sunday at GolazoAnd three days later he did it again.
there wasn’t this time wildly rebellious celebrationAnd this was just a tap-in, not a world-class half-volley.
However, after being attacked by her teammates, Reina turned to the crowd and stuck a finger in her ear.
And this was another clever goal, albeit one of its own kind. The 20-year-old American midfielder perfectly timed his moves. He found a space back on his post and dove into it, pouncing Sebastian on his Haller flick just in time.
Ironically, he again played a similar role off the bench as he was called upon to play for the United States Men’s National Team.After being informed about his role in the World Cup by US coach Greg Berhalter, he reportedly and admittedly showed a remarkable lack of effort In training.later Elimination of USMNT, Berhalter said at a leadership conference: He sent a little-known player home from Qatar. Reina immediately came to mind.
On December 11, when these comments were inadvertently made public, Reina’s parents, Daniel and Claudio, visited Verhalter’s boss, U.S. Soccer Sports Director Ernie Stewart, to confirm that Verhalter and his now wife, Rosalind, I informed Stewart of an early 1990s incident in which I was involved.
Stewart felt obligated to report it. US Soccer Launches InvestigationGreg and Rosalind were forced to speak publicly about the incident for the first time. Statement in early January, Greg detailed how, when they were teenage college students, he kicked Rosalind after an argument in a North Carolina bar. The couple subsequently reconciled and got married. Rosalind forgave Greg. Reinas became their best friend. Some 31 years later, they unearthed Rosalind’s trauma.
This story has moved away from football and further and further away from Geo by the time he returned to the field last week. remind rival American audiences of his peerless talent — and less than 90 minutes total to redo it.
