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Vincent Cavin: "In the US, some club colleagues don't precisely know what soccer is"
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Vincent Cavin: "In the US, some club colleagues don't precisely know what soccer is"

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Vincent Cavin, formerly an assistant coach for the Swiss national football team, will watch the upcoming World Cup from home.
  • He was set to join the U.S. national team's staff but was dismissed after the head coach's firing.
  • Cavin now works as technical director for the MLS team Chicago Fire and offers insights into soccer's cultural differences in the United States.

Vincent Cavin, who previously served on the coaching staff for the Swiss national football team during three World Cups, will be watching the upcoming tournament on television – a prospect he admits will feel "strange." His planned role as an assistant coach for the U.S. national team was cut short following the dismissal of head coach Gregg Berhalter, who had recruited him.

It's going to be funny to follow a World Cup on television.

— Vincent CavinCavin reflects on his unusual position of watching the World Cup from the sidelines after years of involvement.

Now based in Chicago as the technical director for the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, Cavin has become an observer of the American soccer landscape. He notes significant differences in sports culture compared to Europe, even suggesting that some of his colleagues at the club level are not entirely clear on what "soccer" entails.

I work in a field where we don't control everything.

— Vincent CavinCavin comments on the unpredictable nature of coaching and the circumstances that led to his departure from the U.S. national team staff.

Despite the unexpected turn of events, Cavin looks forward to the tournament, though he expresses reservations about its expansion from 32 to 48 teams. His unique perspective, shaped by years of international coaching and his current role in MLS, offers a glimpse into the evolving, and sometimes distinct, world of soccer in the United States.

In the United States, some club colleagues don't precisely know what soccer is.

— Vincent CavinCavin highlights the cultural differences and varying levels of understanding regarding soccer in the U.S. compared to Europe.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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