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As the Canadian national teams look to continue evolving with the global game, head coaches Casey Stoney, Jesse Marsch and Canada Soccer technical director Kenneth Heiner-Møller have come up with a plan. Instead of adopting different styles of play every time Canada gets a new head coach at the youth or senior levels, a national identity is being created. The hope is that grassroots coaches start teaching players to adopt styles that will eventually prepare them to play internationally. Japan is often cited as an example of a similar project that has flourished over the years.

SoccerJesse Marsch knows he says things people may dislike. He's not about to stop. "Look, I'm American. But I'm honoured and really proud to be the Canadian national team coach," the head coach of Canada's men's soccer team said Monday. Racine, Wisc., native raised ire with recent comments about American mentalityGemma Karstens-Smith · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 05, 2026 6:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 5Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian men's national team head coach Jesse Marsch is seen speaking to reporters in May. (Bob Grieve/CBC)Jesse Marsch knows he says things people may dislike. He's not about to stop. "Look, I'm American. But I'm honoured and really proud to be the Canadian national team coach," the head coach of Canada's men's soccer team said Monday. "And I think we know I'm not afraid to say things that I think sometimes need to be said or that I feel should be said, whether people agree with them or not.

Jesse Marsch has never shied from the spotlight. Throughout his 15-year management career, Marsch has routinely spoken his mind, even when, perhaps, staying silent might be the better course of action. Unafraid of any potential blowback, Marsch is a reporter’s dream, always ready to offer a controversial soundbite. It should come as no surprise, then, that ahead of Canada’s friendly with the United States on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Marsch has once again made himself the lightning rod during a period of frayed ties between the traditional allies. You can catch Canada vs. the United States LIVE on Tuesday night with pre-game coverage getting underway at 7pm ET/4pm PT ahead of an 8pm ET/5pm PT kick-off on TSN1, TSN.ca and the TSN App. In a wide-ranging interview with The Guardian’s Joe Callaghan, Marsch directed some vitriol towards the nation of his birth and its soccer program. That’s nothing new for the native of Racine, Wis. The 52-year-old Marsch has never hidden his dislike for U. S. Soccer after he believes he was close to becoming the USMNT manager in 2023.

Peak leaf hasn’t yet arrived in Montreal but the bursts of gold and butterscotch up on the hill that gave this place its name still mushroom out by the hour. Sitting in a glass-panelled hotel mezzanine at the foot of Mount Royal, Canada men’s coach Jesse Marsch has his mind on another harvest. When this extended autumnal international window ends, he will decamp to Italy, where the olive crops at his Tuscan villa are ready for reaping. Flight paths between Canada and Europe have been busy lately, and figurative transatlantic distances are closing fast. As Canada’s relations with the noisiest neighbour to the south stretch and fray, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is forging alliances with the EU so close that the bloc is apparently inventing new membership categories. As an American residing in Europe who is also a Canadian leader with robust approval ratings, Marsch is watching. To him, it feels right. “I’ve always thought Canada was a little bit more European than the US anyway. Right?” Marsch tells the Guardian. “But certainly now there’s enough happening politically and economically that you would say, we’re looking much more like that.