On a day when the U.S. Men’s National Team thought they’d have all the headlines in North America, Canada Soccer came down from the top rope. They announced Monday night that, effective immediately, John Herdman will take over as head coach of the men’s national program.
The move comes as a significant shock, since Octavio Zambrano was only named coach in March 2017. Nonetheless, it looks like Herdman (who had coached Canada’s women’s team since 2011) will be in charge for the foreseeable future.
Herdman has been working in international soccer as a manager since 2006, first as coach of the New Zealand women’s team and then of Canada’s.