Canadian National Team Coach's Remarks

I'd like to address the 51st state discourse, which I find unsettling and, frankly, insulting.

Canada is a strong, independent nation that's deep-rooted in decency, really.

And it's a place that values high ethics and respect, unlike the polarized, disrespectful,

and often now hate-fueled climate that's in the US.

And, look, Canada values a lot of fairness and unity.

It's a place that I've learned as the national team coach, where people really believe that

their differences make them stronger.

And honestly, it's one of the things that I've enjoyed the most about our team, is that

they exemplify this as human beings and as a team.

And, look, they're almost all first- and second-generation Canadians, coming from different heritage

and cultures, but they uniquely are incredibly proud to be Canadian, to represent their country,

to give everything to each other, and the love that they have for each other and playing

for their country.

And to me, this sounds very familiar to years past, right?

So, for me, right now, I couldn't be prouder to be the Canadian national team coach, and

I found a place where that embodies for me the ideals and morals of what not just football

and a team is, but what life is.

And that's integrity, respect, and the belief that good people can do great things together.

And so, if I have one message to our president, it's lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about

Canada being the 51st state.

As an American, I'm ashamed, right, of the arrogance and disregard that we've shown one

of our historically oldest, strongest, and most loyal allies.