Whitecaps food poisoning drama: Canada’s Jesse Marsch urges Concacaf action after players fall ill in Mexico

In the aftermath of losing the Concacaf Champions Cup to Cruz Azul in Mexico, the Vancouver WhiteCaps had to cancel the training because of players and staff with gastrointestinal symptoms. That also affected the Whitecaps Contenentent that is with the Canadian national team, which confronted Jesse Marsch during these competitions during a breakfast on Ukraine on Saturday in a friendly opposite Ukraine.

Ali Ahmed, Sam Adekube and Jayden Nelson all missed training because of that disease, and although they have returned from Friday, they are not ready for 90 minutes of action in this friendly one.

“All three players of Vancouver were poisoned,” Said March. “They do better, but they are probably not ready for 90 -minute versions.”

“They are better now,” he continued. “But for me it is terrible that this is the second year in a row that Concacaf and the forces that an MLS team have allowed to go to Mexico for a big final and to be poisoned. It is ridiculous. Something has to be done to protect these environments.”

When the Columbus crew in the Concacaf Champions Cup final of Columbus was confronted with Pachuca, they had similar problems with food poisoning that influenced the team and the staff before she lost 3-0 to Pachuca, which Marsch referred. He added: “I have no evidence, but it is not random that this happened two years in a row.”

The Whitecaps prepared for this with a chef and a dietician, but even that was not enough to prevent the team from getting sick. The team has released A statement about the issue.

“After the return of the team from Mexico, a considerable number of Whitecaps FC players and employees gastro -intestinal symptoms. As a precautionary measure, and in consultation with the club’s medical team, as well as the local infectious disease cultant and Vancouver Coastal Health, the club forceded on Wednesday.

“The health and well -being of our players and employees remain our top priority. Every player has received an individualized program from the medical and performance staff to support their continuous preparation and recovery. We follow the situation actively and will provide updates as more information becomes available.”

With this now influence on Canada for their friendly on Saturday, as well as Vancouver in their Cascadia collision with the Seattle Sounders on Sunday, the fallout of the disease could give the Sounders the opportunity to return to the Western Conference race. Currently, the Whitecaps are six points for the Sounders with two games in hand, but a loss can open the door for Seattle to make a run.