Leeds Gives Marsch a Rarity for American Coaches in Europe: A Second Chance

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By Brian Straus When it goes south for American coaches in top leagues, the door typically doesn’t reopen. But Marsch has a chance to make headway after a setback in Leipzig. View the original article to see embedded media. Given the chance to fire back, to plant the Stars and Stripes defiantly on English soil and remind them that “soccer” is, by the way, their word—one that was used comfortably in the U.K. for decades—Jesse Marsch instead opted for humor and humility. “I think there’s probably a stigma,” he said Thursday when speaking about American coaches at the top tier of the global game….

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