Joseph Lombardi is seen in Toronto in 2019 in a Canada Soccer handout.
The Canada Soccer staffer at the centre of the Olympic Games drone scandal appears to have a more formal, senior role in the organization than what officials previously let on this week, according to online records reviewed by CBC News.The Canada Soccer staffer at the centre of the Olympic Games drone scandal appears to have a more formal, senior role in the organization than what officials previously let on this week, according to online records reviewed by CBC News.
French prosecutors said police had on Monday morning arrested a man matching Lombardi's description near the stadium in Saint-Étienne, where New Zealand's team was practising. They found footage of that practice and of an earlier one. In a video posted online last month by Ontario Soccer, the provincial body's manager of match official development, David Barrie, said Lombardi "served as Canada national's team staff coach, performing… analysis for both the men's and women's national team programs — senior and youth levels."
Priestman served as assistant coach to Herdman, when he led Canada's women's national team. Both coaches were raised in Consett, a small town in the north of England.Priestman has apologized for the drone flights and said she did not "direct" those responsible. She withdrew from Olympic coaching duties for one game and did not attend her team's 2-1 win over New Zealand on Thursday.
COC chief executive officer David Shoemaker said earlier he believes Priestman had "had no involvement, no knowledge" of the flights.Canadian soccer coach Priestman to miss Olympic opener after staffers alleged to have spied on opponentPriestman had to make some tough decisions in choosing roster to defend women's soccer gold
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