
Concacaf announced on Thursday that it has suspended Canada head coach Jesse Marsch for two games due to his behavior during the Concacaf Nations League finals in March, where he received a red card in the third-place match against the U.S. men’s national team. Marsch was sent off in the second half of Canada’s 2-1 win over the USMNT after directing a tirade at the referee, leading to his being watched from the stands for the remainder of the game and now a further two games due to the ruling from the confederation.
“The Disciplinary Committee has imposed a one-match suspension on Mr. Marsch for unacceptable conduct towards the match officials and for delaying the restart of the match by refusing to leave the field of play,” a statement from Concacaf partially read. “The sanction now includes two matches in total, including the automatic one-match suspension for the on-field direct red card… More severe penalties could follow if such incidents happen in the future.”
Marsch’s suspension means he will miss the opening two matches of Canada’s run at the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup, set to kick off on June 17 against Honduras in Vancouver and later facing Curacao on June 21 in Houston.