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Spied with drones: "A super scandal"

Canada's national team captain has been banned - since it emerged that drones were used to spy on opponents ahead of the Olympic football premiere. It's a super scandal, says Sweden's national team's former goalkeeper, Hedvig Lindahl, to Aftonbladet.

» Updated: 26 July 2024, 14:54

» Published: 26 July 2024

Spied with drones: "A super scandal"
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Canada's national team captain has been suspended - since it was revealed that drones were used to spy on opponents before the Olympic football premiere.

It's a super scandal, says Sweden's former national team goalkeeper, Hedvig Lindahl, to Aftonbladet.

The Canadian women's national football team will have to manage without their head coach Bev Priestman, since it was revealed that drones were used to spy on New Zealand's team and training before the Olympic premiere.

It's a super scandal. I've never experienced anything like it in women's football, says Hedvig Lindahl.

An assistant coach and an analyst have also been sent home.

Players not involved

Kevin Blue, chairman of the Canadian Football Association, says according to AFP that they are investigating whether there is a "systematic ethical deficiency". He also says that the players were not involved in any unethical behavior.

Priestman denies having known that drones were used to spy on New Zealand before the Olympic match on Thursday, which Canada won 2-1.

How extensive it is, is the big question, but it's cheating. It's getting an advantage that no one else has. I'm against cheating in general, you should win because you're better, says Lindahl.

She was part of the Swedish national team that lost to Canada in the final of the OS in Tokyo three years ago. Whether Canada used unfair means back then is not clear.

"Don't want to speculate"

I don't want to speculate, we have to wait and see what an investigation shows. But if you had information about where players take their penalties or how a goalkeeper acts, it would give an advantage, so it is, says Lindahl.

Both the International Football Association Fifa and the International Olympic Committee are investigating the incident.

TT has sought the Swedish Football Association, which does not want to comment on the matter.

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