Canada, the defending gold medalists in women's football, have removed their head coach over a drone-spying scandal. This came after two other members of the Canadian staff had been sent home over the affair. Canada Soccer have announced that they have suspended women's head coach Bev Priestman for the balance of the Paris Olympics after a member of her staff used a drone to spy on two New Zealand training sessions. Canada beat New Zealand 2-1 in their opening match at the Summer Games on Thursday. "Over the past 24...

Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal Friday, and the head of Canada Soccer said he was investigating a potential “systemic ethical shortcoming.” Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer’s CEO and general secretary, said players on the Canadian women's team were not involved in any unethical behavior at the Paris Games. Priestman's future with the team is “pending the outcome of our review of this matter entirely," Blue said. “Upon gathering more information from that...

The Canadian women’s football team have suspended and sent home their head coach from the Paris Olympics after the ‘drone spying’ scandal deepened. Canada previously dismissed two members of their coaching staff they were accused of using a drone to fly over and film the training sessions of rivals New Zealand. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) opened an investigation while head coach Bev Priestman apologised for her staff’s actions before removing herself from the dugout for Thursday’s clash against New Zealand. The defending Olympic champions managed to win 2-1 but...

PARIS — The Canadian Olympic Committee removed women’s national soccer head coach Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris Games following an alleged drone spying scandal. The COC said in a statement released early Friday that assistant coach Andy Spence would lead the defending gold medalists for the remainder of the tournament. Canada’s camp was thrown into disarray this week after two team staffers were sent home for allegedly using a drone to spy on a New Zealand practice. Priestman denied any involvement, but did not attend Thursday’s 2-1...

On the day Canada suspended its women's soccer coach for the Paris Olympics, a report claims its soccer teams have tried to film opponents' practices for years. Bev Priestman, the head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team, was removed one day before the Opening Ceremony in Paris. The Canadian Olympic Committee released a statement explaining its decision, linking her not only to a drone-spying scandal in Paris but alleging her of similar cheating in the past. "Over the past 24 hours, additional information has come to our attention regarding...