Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women's soccer team was likely aware drones were used to spy on another team's practices in France.
Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women's soccer team was likely aware drones were used to spy on another team's practices in France."One of the key pieces of information was the conclusion from Canada Soccer that she needed to be suspended, based on their accumulation of facts," Shoemaker said at a news conference at Canada Olympic House.
The decision to kick Priestman out of the Games was made at the recommendation of Canada Soccer's CEO Kevin Blue, who said more information had recently come to light about previous incidents of drone spying predating the Olympic Games in Paris.He acknowledged the scandal tarnished Canada's image to start the Summer Games in Paris, but hoped it wouldn't detract from what is expected to be a strong performance by the team as a whole.
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