FIFA is coming down hard on Canada after assistant coaches for its Women ’s Soccer squad were plant using laggard to spy on New Zealand practices forrader of their curtain raising match on Thursday .
After New Zealand complained , the personal organiser of Olympic association football tournaments and World Cup games said on Saturday that it willdock six pointsfrom Canada Women ’s Soccer and fine the Canadian Soccer Association $ 226,000 . FIFA also suppose it will block assistant double-decker Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander , as well as straits coach Beverly Priestman , from enter in soccer - related activity for a full year . report did not say what eccentric of drone was used by the adjunct jitney .
In act , the head of Canada ’s Olympic Committee , David Shoemaker , said Canada is “ exploring options to appeal ” the decision . Shoemaker singled out the six - full point mulct , call up it “ overly punitory towards our Women ’s National Team player – who were not involved in any unethical behavior . ”
Canada’s defender #02 Sydney Collins (L) and New Zealand’s defender #04 Cj Bott fight for the ball in the women’s group A football match between Canada and New Zealand. © Arnaud Finistre / Getty Images
Priestman has denied being aware of the spy dawdler , per AP News , butsaidthat , “ irrespective of the details , I ’m ultimately accountable . ” Priestman oversaw Canada Women ’s Soccer as it secure its first gold medal in the Tokyo Games in 2021 .
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