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Marsch Says He Begged USA Soccer Players to Sing Anthem While on Staff
Marsch contrasted Canada’s team pride with his U.S. staff experience, saying the Canadians have lost just one of their last 17 games.
- On Thursday, Canada head coach Jesse Marsch said he previously "had to beg" United States players to sing the national anthem while working as an assistant coach, contrasting their reluctance with his current squad's vocal pride.
- Marsch served as an assistant to Bob Bradley for the United States from 2010 to 2011, but developed a contentious relationship with U.S. Soccer after being passed over for the head coach position in 2023.
- United States legend Clint Dempsey slammed the remarks on Fox Sports, telling Marsch to "stay in your own lane" and accusing the coach of "switching to the other side" to lead a rival team.
- Friday's World Cup opener in Toronto between Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina ended in a 1-1 draw, marking the host nation's first point in World Cup history as it seeks to advance from group play.
- Marsch described the current roster as the nation's strongest ever, and the team aims to capitalize on home-field advantage throughout the tournament while proving their commitment to representing Canada on the world stage.
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Jesse Marsch, current Canadian DT, worked alongside Dempsey at the USMNT
An anthem-sager from Canada's coach Jesse Marsch just before the start of the World Cup didn't get well at US-size Clint Dempsey. He said in the direction of the former coach of Red Bull Salzburg: "I can't take this guy too seriously." "In the USA, we sometimes had to beg the players to sing the national anthem." Jesse Marsch looked back on his time at the national team of his home country. The former Salzburg coach was in South Africa as an ass…
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left7Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 20%
R 33%
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