Paris Olympics 2024: Canada docked six points by FIFA over drone incident
FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women's football tournament and banned three coaches for one year each in a drone spying scandal. The stunning swath of punishments, announced late on Saturday, includes a 200,000-Swiss-franc ( 226,000) fine for the Canadian football federation in a case that has spiralled at the Summer Games. Two assistant coaches were caught using drones to spy on opponent New Zealand's practices before their opening game on Wednesday. Head coach Bev Priestman, who led Canada to the Olympic title in Tokyo in 2021, already was suspended by the national football federation and then removed from the Olympic tournament. She is now banned from all football by FIFA for one year.
Jul-27-2024, 18:04:00 GMT
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