Canada head coach Jesse Marsch alleged Friday that Vancouver Whitecaps players were "poisoned" during their trip to Mexico for the Concacaf Champions Cup final, despite the MLS club saying they believe that players only fell ill following the game.

Last week, the Whitecaps were stunned in a 5-0 thrashing by Cruz Azul in this year's final of the Champions Cup held in Mexico City. Vancouver released a statement on Thursday saying after "the team's return from Mexico, a significant number of Whitecaps FC players and staff reported gastrointestinal symptoms."

It is the second year in a row that an MLS team reported players falling ill while in Mexico for a Champions Cup final, after several Columbus Crew players went into their final loss to Pachuca with multiple members of the squad su

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