June 18 – Having thumped Honduras 6-0 last night in Vancouver and riding the high of becoming one of the favourites for the Gold Cup, today the Canadians are facing the low further disciplinary sanctions against their coach Jesse Marsch.
Concacaf said in a statement that it has opened “disciplinary proceedings to investigate the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and its head coach, Jesse Marsch, for incidents that occurred during the 2025 Gold Cup match between Canada and Honduras on June 17, 2025.”
Marsch is already suspending a two-match suspension from the touchline for multiple incidents during the 2025 Concacaf Nations League Third Place Match between Canada and the USA on March 23 where he was given a red card for unacceptable conduct towards the match officials and for delaying the restart of the match by refusing to leave the field of play.
The Concacaf statement that both Marsch and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) were being investigated for breaking rules that apply to suspended team officials and for using abusive language towards Concacaf match officials.
While no specific allegations have been made it would appear to refer to Marsch potentially communicating with his team bench and assistant coach Mauro Biello on the touchline. Marsch was shown on TV several time watching the game with team staff and a laptop in front of him.
“The Disciplinary Committee will review all available evidence, including official reports detailing that the CSA and its head coach disregarded regulations applicable to suspended match officials and used offensive language toward Concacaf match officials,” said the Concacaf statement.
“Additional information regarding these proceedings will be provided in due course.”
If found guilty of serious breaches of the law both Marsch and the CSA can expect tough sanctions having already been warned of such following the March incidents and coming so soon after the drone scandal that brought the federation into disrepute at the women’s World Cup but was part of a wider programme of the use of drones to spy on opponents training sessions.
How much this would impact on the Canadian team that has been very much built in Marsch’s image remains to be seen.
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