USA coach Gregg Berhalter admits to kicking future wife in 1991 incident

• US men's coach Berhalter admits kicking future wife in 1991
• Berhalter says he was subject of recent blackmail attempt

The US Soccer Federation revealed Tuesday it is investigating men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter for a 1991 confrontation in which he kicked the woman who later became his wife.

The federation said it learned of the allegation on 11 December and hired the law firm Alston & Bird to investigate. The USSF said Berhalter and his wife Rosalind had spoken openly" about the matter, and Berhalter admitted to the kick in a statement Tuesday.