Canada coach Jesse Marsch handed further ban for ‘unacceptable conduct’ after USMNT red card

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Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has been handed an additional one-game suspension by Concacaf following his red card against the U.S. national team in March.

Concacaf’s Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Marsch for “unacceptable conduct towards the match officials and “delaying the restart of the match by refusing to leave the field of play”.

The further suspension is in addition to the automatic one-match ban the 51-year-old will serve for the red card he received during the fixture, meaning he will be absent from the touchline for June’s Concacaf Gold Cup group stage fixtures against Honduras and Curacao.

“The Disciplinary Committee has also warned the Canadian Soccer Association and Mr. Marsch that more severe sanctions could be taken should incidents occur during future matches,” a Concacaf statement concluded.

Marsch’s disciplinary action comes after he briefly walked onto the pitch to voice his displeasure with the officiating during the Concacaf Nations League third-place play-off.

The Canada coach believed referee Katia Itzel Garcia missed two potential missed penalty calls. Marsch was observed shouting at various officials and it’s also likely his choice of words contributed to the sanction. At one point, Marsch had to be restrained by a member of the officiating team.

After beginning to walk off the pitch, Marsch turned and walked back towards the Canada bench. He then stood on the sideline in disbelief. That action also will likely have contributed to his sanction.

(Eliecer Aizprua Banfield/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Marsch later said he stood by his actions following the game, which Canada won 2-1.

“If I had to do it again, I would,” Marsch told The Athletic the morning after his red card. Marsch said his Canada team were “p***** off” at the continued calls going against them.

“It’s not like I went into the game thinking, ‘OK, I’m going to get thrown out.’ But I was definitely looking for opportunities to make a point, right?” Marsch said.

After the game, Canada forward Jonathan David admitted he slipped on the second contested penalty. That led to the only regret Marsch had throughout the event.

“If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t have run on the pitch or over into the other box on (the second possible missed penalty call). I would have done it on the other one before,” Marsch added.

“But actually, the fourth official said to me when I was starting to escalate, ‘No, we all reviewed your what happened to you against Mexico and we’re aware of it and we’re going to look at this carefully.’ And so I was like, ‘OK, they’re going to at least go to VAR,’ and then they don’t go to VAR. And then honestly, I was cursing myself. I should have freaking run over there, I should have forced a reaction.”

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