Entitled soccer mom throwing a temper tantrum to get her kid more field time? Truly an America moment

when even max sides with greg berhalter, you know something bad happened

In my experience, the people who go around exposing everyone else’s business like that usually have plenty of skeletons in their own closet

I'm from Mexico, nepotism is the same thing but ten times worse if you take on to account that the club owners in the country are the ones that decide what happens inside the federation.

Don't worry. It's not like things can get worse... Right?

I just feel bad for Gio in all of this. He's getting dragged into this by his father who seems to care more about himself,his total karen of a mom,his coach who should have done better and will definitely affect his mentality.

My HS soccer coach who played in minor city leagues in Central America said it best: "the problem with US soccer is not the money, not the infrastructure, the problem is that instead of giving chance and opportunities to people who live for football and people who would die for a chance to play they give the to Timmy who only plays football because his parents told him sports are good for health "

Danielle Reyna is the American version of Veronique Rabiot .

vietnam federation actually caring about the domestic league challenge (impossible)

Gio's mum truly embracing the Karen spirit

I hope Gio is not a wasted potential like Dele Allie. He has so much ahead of him. Hope everyone gets their act together for the next show, there aint no qualifying to learn how shit they are in which departments and tactics/formation

This is definitely an American moment if I ever see one. Sounds like straight out of TLC reality show.

In The Netherlands' football federation we have the same problem with favoritism or nepotism among Ajax-related coaches who always prioritize Ajax players above PSV and especially Feyenoord players. Frank de Boer and Louis van Gaal have been the most recent examples with some very weird decisions in favor of Ajax players that nobody understood. Also, Ajax talents get to be selected for the national team after 3 good games for their club, while for PSV or Feyenoord players it can take years before they get selected. Most notable example today is Lutsharel Geertruida, who has been fantastic for Feyenoord for years now but still hasn't made his national team debut. Meanwhile Malacia got totally neglected as well in favor of a clearly aged Daley Blind, but his father Danny Blind was assistent coach, so... And there are many other examples. A selection: Frank de Boer's predilecition for Promes and Babel. Frank de Boer is such a weirdo as a coach... crazy! Van Gaal selecting Kenneth Taylor in de WC squad after he played a few mediocre games for Ajax, while neglecting Joey Veerman who is an experienced young midfielder at PSV. With Ronald Koeman as our coach now things are going to change for the better because he is not a home grown Ajax player but originates from Groningen and is affiliated with all three big clubs. He played for all three of them and coached all of them as well, which is crazy as well when you think of it. Ronald Koeman is class.

I feel bad for Gio His parents are an embarrassment

soccer mom lmao. if this happened in brazil the mom would just tell her son to get good. oh and love your videos

The conclusion to this video is absolutely true. This sport in the US will be forever plagued by nepotism, soccer mom culture, pay to play schemes, and the sport being not the most talented but the mostly wealthy and connected.

Essentially, Gio's parents are Lavar Ball and Vanessa Rabiot PS: As a Brazilian, I can say, without a shadow of doubt, that we, as a country, fucking hate our federation. There's a reason Brazil doesn't win a WC since 02, and it's not lack of talent

This happens almost in all other countries really. Nepotism, egos, commercial/marketing/economic interests, etc. A lot of good players are wasted or straight up never called because there is always something going on with the people who are in charge of the whole show, always looking to their own personal interests. This is a big reason behind how we in Argentina wasted prime Messi's best years.

With this case, it reminded me of something when I was really young. I was playing soccer and I kept getting subbed off. I kept asking my parents why I kept getting taken off the field, why I wasn't playing and so on. They told me to get better. They gave me the equipment to train off of the field. They didn't push my coach to put me in or make a fuss.

The Reyna Couple are what Icardi & Wanda would have been as parents in a post apocalyptic world💀

What's bad about this (beyond everything) is that this will NOT help out women in sports, or in general, because if they try to come forward with an actual incident, people won't believe them because they'll remember this.

i love the fact that this familial drama has the potential to become the john delaney of american football

There's this 18 year old american dude called Rokas Pukštas who recently started getting game time at my hometown club, Hajduk Split. He's a very talented midfielder and everyone loves him. I hope he does well in the future, we have a manager who's good at developing youngsters, and our U19s made the semi final of the UEFA youth league.

You hit the entitlement thing on point. One of the major things that I have noticed is that the pay to win US academies are insane. Everywhere in Europe the academies are free and they pay the kids to train and participate until they are selected as a member of their respective clubs first team. If I remember correctly Sir Alex Ferguson basically said his success was basically to finding talented working class kids who really had no future, showing them football through his academy, and if they were talented have them play. That is pretty much where Rooney, Beckham and various other stars came from. That is why the USA has one of the best national Basketball and Baseball international teams (when the stars feel like playing). Really insane to be honest. Oh I almost forgot that Berhalter is also an idiot and loves to play people coming from the MLS............... Let that sink in. We have so many taleneted players playing over in Europe having a hell of a time but we choose to field mostly MLS players because USF thinks they are capable of beating England. THE ENGLAND GAME ALL WE DID WAS DEFEND. NOTHING ELSE JUST DEFENSE AND 0 IDEAS FOR ATTACKING.

Nepotism is a problem in every single federation. What is strange, that the parents of the players are involved. That player have beef is normal. And that the wives and girlfriends of the player are involved isn't unheard of either. But that the parents of the players are involved in such arguments, that is really new.

The lack of promotion/relegation system is the biggest thing holding back US soccer. Not having your top-flight status at risk promotes mediocrity

This "Real soccer moms" show is top class entertainment. Granted the writing is a bit over the top, a bit unrealistic. But we dont have it in Germany, its fun.

Portugal same problem with people that have Jorge Mendes as agent. we usually say it's Jorge Mendes national team. He uses the national team to increase the value of his players.

When Max said "EVERYONE hates their federation"... As a Brazilian, I felt seen by that.

As a Hungarian, that nepotism line cut deep. Except ours runs straight from our National Team to the fucking government.

who is here after Berhalter return as USMNT coach

Max you forgot the first part of this story where Seb Berhalter played under Claudio Reyna at Austin FC in 2021

As much as I hate our federation SAFA(South African Football Association), I never seen a Karen crying for their son to play for the National team than the US Soccer Team. No wonder why the US Soccer Team Federation is a living meme generator.

Reyna's really be the personification of: "I pay good money to have my son on this "soccer" team."

I love the videos Max. Keep up the amazing work!!

thanks maqwell , loving the vids rn

This man can’t stop spitting facts it’s insane

Wow.....no wonder we can barely get out of the group stage at a world cup, total mismangement. Thank you for the detailed report on what's going on in US Soccer.

Was waiting for this video maqwell, keep up the grind 💯👍

I think nonmatter who the next coach is there gonna be hesitant to play Gio. Like who wants to deal with a soccer mom and crazy entitled father at the world cup?

Hey Max did you end up seeing Christian Pulisic's comments about the situation? Tbh I agree with him in saying the whole thing was childish and very youth soccer like. I know a lot of people were saying his dad was complaining about Christian's playing time at Chelsea, but I feel like it's not necessarily comparable because the Pulisic's never used influence and power like that to get Christian more playing time. I just feel bad for Gio and the team because it'll definitely strain their relationship for sure. I would imagine they all just want the situation to be over with and just focus on the game instead of this bullshit.

You know he’s serious when his title is in lowercase😂😂😂😂

Keep up your great work. Your enthusiasm is very contagious and appreciated. Bravo Sir. Bravo

it's a bit telling of US soccer that soccer moms and dads are still pulling the same shit at the international level as they are at the U8 leagues smh.

It would be interesting to have a video discussing on how different football federations are hated across the world

new video roasting us soccer, let's go

This has to be one of the best videos I've seen on the subject.

Tim Weah’s injury a week before international games I’m so sad Edit: he’s fine

When i was a kid and played "soccer" the only thing that my mom (and my dad) would get mad with was if I at the end of the game wouldn't greet the other team. 😂 (I am European tho)

Me: Wakes up Maqwell: Uploads Me: WOOOOOO YEAH BABYYYYY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Edit: Bro Vietnam becoming better than the Usa

I'd heard bits and pieces of this story so thanks for bringing it all together - they can make a Netflix series out of this one day!

Thank you for this video because I have been so lost with all this drama 😅

It's always a good day when Maqwell uploads

The real loser in this drama is :- gio(his career might be in trouble due to this), Rosalina(she seriously has to remember all the trauma she was able to forget in all those 30 years and the US national team(the federation isn't caring about their own team)

I saw the title of the video and I thought… Yup, gotta watch this!!! Couldn’t agree more.

That why PR in football is so necessary. His mom had no business doing that, poor kid.

Biceps looking clean🔥🔥🔥

There is a saying in Arabic that translates to "A fart on the floor." Meaning the drama is taken much more seriously than the actual impact an action already had. I think I got that wrong. But it leads me to this conclusion: Americans already had low expectations for the USMNT and we are still let down. Parents in the United States treat team sports, choirs, and other group activities like it's Walmart. Parents get greedy and think they're not getting their money's worth. Then the they melt down over social media just to dissuade their friends group to not support a thing. It's a fact of life. Soccer/futbol is pay to play like other peewee and pop warner leagues and sometimes parents would have to pay more than a month's salary to let their children play for a few games. The free leagues are rare and there are little to no ameteur adults league to train late bloomers. Only college sports do that and they are cutthroat. I'm no saint in this regard, my mom had to bail me out on occassion. It is what it is. That generation of parents get extra defensive with their own sons while simultaneously complaining about why the new generations are weak and participants in cancel culture. It is a miracle we make it to championships at this rate treating sports like it's a brand deal when more passionate teams who take sports more seriously had a better chance.

I live in Fort Worth Texas. I have had friends play in Solar and FC Dallas and I've played with Bryan Reynolds younger brother. FWTX is the 11th largest city in the USA with over a million residents. We do not have a large select club like Dallas or the suburbs of Dallas. We have to drice 45-1:15 for a select club. However, there are many independt clubs 1/3 of the price with more talent but tend to not have a good coach. This is a problem and most kids who are 15-18 resort to playing in adult leagues instead

Maybe a Sporting Clube de Portugal (or Sporting Lisbon) essay would be kinda cool, as a Sporting fan e can see my club rising from the ashes that they once were, also we just knocked out Arsenal of the Europa League, and Rubén Amorim is becoming one of the best Managers at the time, I think it would be an interesting video essay, also congratulations on your amazing work

Gio apologized for his actions in private and that should've been it. Now as long as Gregg is coach, I feel like he's gonna intentionally give Gio less and less playing time due to what his parents said as punishment. Hope I'm wrong but it wouldn't surprise me. Feel sorry for Gio for being tossed into the crossfire for nothing

Speaking of France, we recently had a similar problem of a soccer mom on a rampage, Adrien Rabiot’s mom. She was throwing shade at Didier Deschamps for daring to not start him every single game (something along those lines). As a result, Rabiot was frozen out of the national team for about a year before his mom finally decided to be quiet 😅

I‘m from Düsseldorf and a big Borussia Mönchengladbach Fan, what about my guy Joe scally, when he get a chance from berhalter, he‘s playing way more than sergino dest in his club

I swear this could be a Dhar Mann video Coach rejects best player, you won't believe what happens next!

The most American drama you’ll hear this week

As a Greek, I think your federation is beyond screwed up Maxwell, we tried changing ours but the damage has already been done, not getting cleaned up, like ever.

It’s never too early for a Maxwell video

ah USMNT...the people who look at a the rise of talent in the men's team and say "how can I ruin this opportunity?"

I dont think GGG ever intended to be malicious, but i think we should still move on, really too bad how this played out.

I think it's actually a rite of passage for US soccer - you know you're a serious footballing nation when everything starts falling apart...

Hey! I'm new to your channel and just wanted to say that you're one of the top football youtubers I've watched, keep the great job! New sub 😊

To continue on with national team failure and/or drama, could you do a vid on the italian national team who have not made a world cup since 2014 and were knocked out in the group stage of the 2014 and 2010 world cups

Honey, wake up maqwell just dropped a new video!!!

15:20 Maqwell's a Romulan confirmed.

Gio’s Mom representing the American athlete moms out here

I completely agree. Having grown up in Sweden, you see the opportunities. They are in other countries for their people and then you look at here and they just close the door on everyone. We don’t use our greatest resource, which is our people our talents in our abilities to overcome hard obstacles. You can always tell by who, and what a person of substance based on how they play and how they structure their team. This is endemic to the whole system in general in terms of status, privilege, and entitlement. People need to understand the difference between the conscious brain perspective in terms of, how you see the world versus how it really is.😮

Gio Reyna just isn't all that. He's been great for a 17-year-old but he has not progressed since. Fact is, he is 20 now and still - at best - at the same stage he was three years ago. He's still not a starter for BvB. When he does come on he rarely makes an impact anymore. Now surely the many injuries he's had haven't helped. Which is why, if you want his breakthrough to arrive yet, you really have to be super-careful about how you build him up from here on. I have a soft spot for Berhalter because for a few seasons he was a great defender for the club i support, 1860 Munich. Getting on with stuff, just super reliable. He knew what he was doing and was not being loud about it. It seems a reasonable, sensible and in-character choice for Berhalter to not overburden Reyna at the World Cup at this stage of his career. Reyna was clearly not at his best, while expectations were unrealistic and overwhelming. US fans (and Reyna himself probably) had this idea that he would be a world beater at 20 but the fact is that this hasn't happened. I find that there's a lack of respect towards the other US players. They can't be total losers to have gotten to where they are. To assume that a not-at-100%-Reyna would easily be better than them is pretty demeaning. And just because Reyna says he feels he's at 100% does not mean that he is not overestimating where he actually is. Was Berhalter right to tell him he'd be getting limited time beforehand? I guess that he was expecting trouble from Reyna when the disappointment was setting in during the tournament and tried to make his point ahead of time to avoid that. Turns out Reyna did not take his point so it didn't work. Now Berhalter was really very, very stupid though to tell that inside story afterwards and to actually believe it would not leave that room. That one's definitely on him.

us football being honest and good challenge (impossible)

Talking about the us federation, i think a great video to make and one that's extremely relevant to us youth soccer development is why the MLS doesn't have a relegation system it would be great to see and would talk about many problems the USA has in grassroots soccer

I just can't stop noticing the #17 Lin jersey in your videos.😭Anyway, good video as always.

Pov: USA Football being called Soccer then it becoming worse ☠️

Rip usmnt

Watching this video 8 months later, but Fr, super funny and quality video 😊

I do feel for you with your funny troll of this latest scandal,good friend Maqwell!!!🏋️‍♂️

Reminds me of the Benzema situation in French NT. Too many lies ended up in a loss Edit : bc I saw the end of the video later lol Yeah french fédération président used to be Noël Le graet (not le Great at all). An 80 yo dude called out for sexual harrasment and alcohol addiction for YEARS. Also his management looked like what you can see in a Scorsese movie kind of management. But what actually got him out of the place? He just said something bad about Zidane (hero of the nation and also god) during a radio talk show. Zidane wanted to be the new French NT head coach and he just said stuff like I don't fcking care about him. Then Mbappe made a tweet about it and it blowed up. In France you can harass everyone and get away with it but don't you DARE say a bad thing on Zidane bc this would be the end of you. Zidane didn't even react to this bc he doesn't even have too. He's way too big here. Then Benzema retired from the team because he was waiting for Deschamps to be replaced before taking a decision. Now Deschamps is still here but he was very close to the former president and I think it's kind of embarrassing for him. He also lied in front of everyone about the Benzema situation at the world cup (my guy could have played during the quarter finals) Sorry for the long post but there is too many stuff happening rn You can litterally make hours of content on French football dramas

I guess this is why it’s called football 😁

I said at the beginning and got pelters, the Reynas are overstepping their boundaries

ffa in australia has similar problems just that people are finally starting to care over the lack luster last 7 years between the 2015 asian cup and 2022 world cup qualifers

This situation screams Dele alli vibes (except without all the soccer moms and shiz) I hope Gio has a better attitude and stays humble in his career...

The US need to get a european coach. It’s the only way to discipline the team

I've been waiting for you to make this video lol.

glad this video showed up. summed up my feelings about this perfectly. i feel bad for being icy towards pulisic cause the commercials wouldn't stop trying to get me to love him like he's a god.

Can we appreciate the work maxwell puts into his videos!!❤❤

Don’t worry, you’re nowhere near as bad as my country Nigeria Our federation is so corrupt that our league started in January instead of September 😂😂

Maqwell gonna need that coaching job

Just have maqwell be manger and everything will be fine

I hate USWNT.

Too right us soccer is so overrated, much prefer me soccer 👍

Cool video I have just one last question. What is that "soccer" you keep talking about all the time?

In short, Gregg betrayed Gio and got a taste of his own medicine. And the Reynas were just Karens.