Concacaf announced Thursday that he suspended the Chief coach of Canada Jesse Marsch for two games after his conduct in the Concacaf Nations League of Nations in March, when he received a red card during the third match against the National Male team of the USA.
Marsch was expelled during the second half of Canada’s 2-1 victory over the USMNT after a burst directed towards the referee who saw him enter the playing field. He was forced to see the rest of the game from the stands and will do it again this summer after a disciplinary review carried out by the North America Soccer Confederation.
“The disciplinary committee has imposed a suspension of a party to Mr. Marsch for unacceptable conduct towards party officials and for delaying the restart of the party by refusing to leave the playing field,” a Concacaf statement reads partly. “The sanction now includes two games in total, including the automatic suspension of a direct red card in the field … The disciplinary committee also warned the Canadian Soccer Association and Mr. Marsch that could be taken more severe sanctions if incidents occur during future matches.”
Marsch will miss the first two games of the Canada race in the Concacaf Gold Cup, which begins in June. Canada will begin the tournament on June 17 against Honduras at the BC de Vancouver’s place before facing Curacao on June 21 at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.
