He's an American coaching the Canadian men's national soccer team and he's found the formula to winning. Jesse Marsch had a successful career on the pitch playing in Major League Soccer (MLS) after its formation following the 1994 World Cup in the United States. Soon after retiring, Marsch began a new chapter in his career off the pitch coaching international as well as domestically in MLS, Austrian Bundesliga, and the Premier League. After his departure from Leeds United, Marsch was a free agent not actively looking for work. But after a few calls with Kevin Blue (General Secretary and CEO) and Canada Soccer, he was appointed as head coach of the Canada men's national team in May 2024.

Stephen had the opportunity to sit down with Marsch following a team practice in Toronto to discuss the success his squad saw at Copa America (2:45), risk in changing over the team (6:00), players accepting a new style of play (9:10), coaching Alphonso Davies (12:00), his perception of the job ahead of accepting the position (16:00), his mindset as he was between jobs (19:15), time coaching in Europe (22:00), his view of Canadian soccer culture (23:25), how he got the head coaching job with Canada (25:00), the current state of American soccer (26:15), and the ceiling for the Canadian men's soccer team (29:45).

Audio Credits: CBC, CBS and One Soccer,

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