World governing body deducts six points from Canadian team for violating fair-play rules, as well as banning three coaches for a year
Members of Canada's women's soccer team train at Stade Auguste Dury in Saint-Etienne, France on Saturday, July 27, 2024. It's the same venue used by New Zealand last Monday during the drone spying incident.The Canadian women’s soccer team was dealt a devastating setback in their quest to repeat as Olympic champions Saturday when FIFA, the sport’s governing body, stripped them of six points for violating fair-play rules.
The loss of points will make succeeding beyond the group-stage round at the Olympics extremely difficult. The Canadian side had been enveloped in scandal in the days leading up the official opening of the Games after New Zealand’s women’s team complained Canada had been spying, with a drone flying over a closed practice at Sainte-Étienne.
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