Jurgen Klinsmann’s status up in the air for Gold Cup final

Klinsmann was dismissed, not sent off, which is an important distinction to make. Coaches can’t be sent off in the same way players can, at least not in the Gold Cup. Because CONCACAF -- the governing body for international soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean -- is a joke, misinformation was everywhere after the incident. Most believed Klinsmann to have picked up a suspension for the Gold Cup final.

This turned out not to be true, but it wasn’t Wahl’s fault in the slightest that he initially got this wrong, since he heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.

Yes, the CONCACAF press officer was told by his superiors that Jurgen Klinsmann would be suspended for the Gold Cup final when, in fact, his status for the final will be determined by a disciplinary committee. That committee will look at the referee’s report from the match and determine, based on that report, whether or not he will be allowed to stand on the touchline when the U.S. takes on Panama.

More likely than not, this news will come down on Friday. It’s hard to imagine that Klinsmann’s actions will result in a suspension, but CONCACAF is unpredictable and everything they do is seemingly arbitrary. Don’t assume anything yet.

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