Canada get points deduction and coach banned by FIFA over drone spying scandal [Video]

Canada have received a six-point deduction and their coach has been banned by FIFA for 12 months over the drone spying scandal at the Paris Olympics.

Bev Priestman, assistant coach of the England women’s football team under head coach Phil Neville from 2018 to 2020, took the Canada job four years ago, although she was removed as the nation’s Olympic head coach on Friday.

She’s now been banned for a full year by FIFA – amid the shocking drone spying scandal – which has overshadowed the 2024 Olympic women’s football event.

FIFA said in a statement on Saturday that Priestman violated ‘the principles of fair play’ after drones were used to spy on their rivals in training.

Football’s world governing body have also handed a £175,720 fine to the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) over the scandal.

Canada’s women, who are defending the gold medal they clinched at Tokyo 2020, can still qualify for …