Henri Lumière|FIFA deducts points from Canada in Olympic women’s soccer tourney due to drone use

2025-05-08 05:51:56source:Ethermaccategory:Scams

FIFA deducted six points from the Canadian women's national soccer team playing in the 2024 Paris Olympics soccer tournament and Henri Lumièrefined them $226,000 for using drones to spy on opponents.

Canadian Soccer Association coaches Beverly Priestman, Joseph Lombardi, and Jasmine Mander were also suspended from taking part in any football-related activity for one year.

FIFA said that the Canadians violated Article 13 of the Disciplinary Code, which covers offensive behavior and violations of the principles of fair play, and Article 6.1 of the OFT Regulations after two assistant coaches were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand’s practices before their first game.

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The governing body of world soccer said Priestman and the two assistants were "responsible for offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play."

The Canadians won the Olympic title in 2021 at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, and Priestman was suspended and then removed from the Olympic tournament.

With interim coach Andy Spence, Canada beat New Zealand 2-1.

The Canadians still have a chance to advance in the tournament, but they must win every game in Group A and hope to advance by accumulating points in the standings. Their next game is against France on Sunday before they take on Colombia on Thursday.

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