Concacaf Clears Jesse Marsch and Sanctions the Canadian Federation
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has exonerated the coach of the Canadian national team, Jesse Marsch, of any wrongdoing following an investigation into the alleged use of abusive language towards Gold Cup officials. However, Concacaf imposed a fine on the Canadian Soccer Association for non-compliance with safety protocols. The governing body of soccer in the region issued the ruling of its disciplinary committee on Monday night, including an undisclosed fine for Canada “for failing to comply with security protocols for accredited delegation officials and for failing to comply with anti-doping procedures by not providing the required representative for the halftime doping control draw”.The investigation began after Canada’s 6-0 victory against Honduras last week, in the opening match of the Gold Cup in Vancouver. Marsch, 51, missed that June 17 match, as well as Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Curaçao in Houston, while serving a suspension for a red card received in a Nations League match in March. He is cleared to return to the bench for Tuesday night’s final Group B match against El Salvador in Houston. Marsch, a Wisconsin native, played over 300 games in MLS with D.C. United, Chicago Fire, and Chivas USA. He was head coach of Montreal Impact and New York Red Bulls before going to Europe, where he has coached at Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), RB Leipzig (Germany), and Leeds United (England).Furthermore, the Disciplinary Committee found no clear evidence that Jesse Marsch ignored the competition rules regarding suspended officials, therefore he has been acquitted of any wrongdoing.
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