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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alexander Abnos

Canada’s American coach Marsch ‘ashamed’ of Trump’s 51st state comments

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch (C) looks on during the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 3rd place match against Uruguay
Jesse Marsch, an American, took over Canada’s men’s national team in 2024. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch took direct aim at Donald Trump and the current state of discourse in the US in comments to media on Wednesday.

“If I have one message to our president, it’s lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being the 51st state,” said Marsch, who grew up in Wisconsin and enjoyed a 13-year career in Major League Soccer before moving into coaching. “As an American, I’m ashamed of the arrogance and disregard that we’ve shown one of our historically oldest, strongest and most loyal allies.”

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