Head coach Bev Priestman and two assistants have been banned for a year by FIFA.
The Canadian women's Olympic football team have been docked six points and three coaches have been banned for a year over a drone spying scandal. Two assistant coaches were caught flying a drone over their New Zealand opponents' training session before their opening game on Wednesday.
has deducted six points from Canada and fined the country's soccer federation 200,000 Swiss francs , while English head coach Bev Priestman, Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander, have each been banned for a year. Follow live updates: Team GB wins first two medals judges said 38-year-old Ms Priestman, who was hired to coach the Canadian team in 2020, and her two assistants 'were each found responsible for offensive behaviour and violation of the principles of fair play'. The Canadian federation was held responsible for not ensuring its staff complied with tournament rules.
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