Canada Soccer has suspended Canadian women’s national team head coach Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Olympics as the fallout from the team’s spying scandal continues.
Assistant coach Andy Spence will lead the team for the remainder of the Games in Paris.
Kevin Blue, CEO of Canada Soccer, said in a statement that “additional information” about spying against opponents that predates the Paris Games led to the decision.
“Over the past 24 hours, additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” Blue said. “In light of these new revelations, Canada Soccer has made the decision to suspend Women’s National Team Head Coach, Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and until the completion of our recently announced independent external review.”
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