Canada's national team captain Bev Priestman approved the drone espionage during the Olympic Games and is now being fired. At the same time, an investigation shows that the former national team captain John Herdman may also have violated the ethical rules of Canada's football association.
FootballCanada's women's football team was penalized with a six-point deduction, after using drones to spy on their Olympic Games preliminary opponents New Zealand ahead of the match.
FootballCanada is appealing the points deduction that the country's women's national football team received in the ongoing Olympic Games tournament. The team was penalized with a six-point deduction for spying on the premier opponent New Zealand's training with the help of a drone.
FootballCanada's Olympic Games gold medalist and suspended national team captain Bev Priestman apologizes in a letter after the drone espionage of opponent New Zealand.
SportsOn Thursday, the women's Olympic football kicked off in Paris. The reigning Olympic champions Canada won their premiere against New Zealand. But the Swedish duo in Australia suffered a defeat.
FootballCanada's women's national football team is suspected of spying on their Olympic opponent New Zealand with the help of a drone. Now, Canada's assistant coach and a video analyst are being sent home – and national team captain Bev Priestman will not coach the team in the premiere against the New Zealanders.
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