Canada hit with SIX POINT deduction at Paris Olympics after drone spying scandal with coach Bev Priestman banned for a year by FIFA

By Jake Fenner

Canada’s women’s football team has been deducted six points in the Paris Olympics football tournament after it was revealed that they were using drones to spy on their first group stage opponents, New Zealand. 

In addition to the points deduction, the federation has been fined 200,000 Swiss francs for the infraction.

Beyond the tournament, head coach Bev Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander, and unaccredited analyst Joseph Lombardi have all been suspended from taking part in any football-related activity for one year. 

All these decisions were handed down by FIFA, the governing body for the Olympic football tournament.

‘[Canada] was found responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with its failure to ensure the compliance of its participating officials of the Olympic Football Tournament with the prohibition on flying drones over any training sites.

Canada’s women’s soccer team has been deducted six points in women’s Olympic football

Bev Priestman and two assistant coaches have been suspended from football for one year

The officials were each found responsible for offensive behaviour and violation of the principles of fair play in connection with the [Canada’s] Women’s representative team’s drones usage in the scope of the OFT.

Canada Soccer has ten days to request a motivated decision, which would be published on FIFA’s legal website.

Canada Soccer also has the option to appeal this decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 

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Canada hit with SIX POINT deduction at Paris Olympics after drone spying scandal with coach Bev Priestman banned for a year by FIFA

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