World football governing body, FIFA has handed a ban on Canada Women’s coaches and has stripped the team of six points after they drone-spied a rival team at the Olympic Games.
A drone was used to spy on a rival team’s training sessions by the team, and Fifa announced the sanctions on Saturday which include a £175,720 fine for the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA).
CSA officials Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander have also been suspended by Fifa for a year.
Football’s governing body Fifa said the use of the drone by Canada’s team was in “violation” of its principles.
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“The officials were each found responsible for offensive behaviour and violation of the principles of fair play in connection with the CSA’s Women’s representative team’s drones usage in the scope of the Olympic football tournament,” said a Fifa statement.
Canada beat New Zealand in their opening game to earn three points but Fifa’s sanction leaves them on minus three in Group A, with games against the host nation and Colombia to come.
The CSA can appeal against the decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Meanwhile, some reports say Canada may have used drones in the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, and if found guilty, they may have their gold medal tarnished.
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