Canadian women's soccer coach, Bev Priestman has been expelled from the Olympics over accusations of spying with drones, after two members of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion team's coaching staff were dismissed from the tournament for using drones to spy on rivals New Zealand, whom they beat 2-1 on their Paris 2024 debut.
The coach, who decided not to sit on the bench in the first match as responsible for what happened, will not lead any party at the Games, leaving his position to the assistant coach Andy Spenceafter the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced Friday that it had dismissed Priestman.
Bev Priestman suspended pending independent external review
“Over the past 24 hours, additional information has come to our attention regarding the previous use of drones against opponents, prior to the start of the conflict. Paris Olympic Games” announced Canada Soccer executive director Kevin Blue.
The leader explained that “in light of these new revelations” they have decided “to suspend the head coach of the women's football team for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, until the end of the year.” independent external review” that they had announced they would do.
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