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The drone operator, analyst Joseph Lombardi, admitted after his arrest that he had also filmed another New Zealand training session on 19 July, [5] a fact later made public by the COC. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Though Lombardi immediately said that the spying was "a personal initiative", the police found a text message exchange on his phone with assistant ...
FIFA docked six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone-spying scandal. The stunning swath of ...
The expected legal move by the Canadian soccer federation and Olymp. Canada appealed against being docked six points by FIFA in a drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics women’s soccer ...
A Canadian soccer staff member was caught flying a drone over a New Zealand practice earlier this week in France ahead of their group stage game on Thursday. The staffer in question was detained ...
The drone-spying scandal threatens to spread beyond the Olympics, where Canada is the defending women’s champion, to the men’s team at the 2026 World Cup. ... Canadian soccer officials ...
Earlier in the day, Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive David Shoemaker told reporters in Paris that Priestman was likely aware that drones were used to spy on New Zealand’s practices. Priestman has denied the allegations. Blue also said he learned of a possible drone incident involving the men's national team at the recent Copa America.
The revelation is part of the fallout of the drone scandal. FIFA banned Priestman — who had already been sent home from France — and two of her coaches and imposed a hefty $226,000 fine on Canada Soccer. There was little sympathy from Germany coach Horst Hrubesch, who said Canada's behavior was “stupidity.”
Embattled Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players Sunday and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics. The team ...