Canadian soccer coach Bev Priestman is SENT HOME from Paris Olympics amid drone scandal as report claims the country's men and women's teams have 'relied on spying for years'

Canadian soccer coach Bev Priestman is SENT HOME from Paris Olympics amid drone scandal as report claims the country's men and women's teams have 'relied on spying for years' READ MORE: FIFA to investigate Canada Soccer and coach Bev Priestman READ MORE: Drone spying scandal erupts just days before the Paris Olympics By Emily Selleck and Alex Raskin Published: 20:44 EDT, 25 July 2024 | Updated: 20:46 EDT, 25 July 2024 e-mail View comments Another Spygate scandal could be on the horizon as the Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman was sent home from the Paris Olympics amid a slew of drone spying allegations. Canada Soccer confirmed Priestman was suspended on Thursday after 'additional information' was brought to their attention regarding 'previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.' Assistant coach Andy Spence will replace her for the rest of the tournament after members of the team allegedly used drones to spy on rival New Zealand, who were beaten by Canada 2-1 in the first round.

The decision to send Priestman home from Paris follows a bombshell TSN report , which claims 'coaching staff and contractors working with Canada’s men’s and women’s national soccer teams have been engaged for years in efforts to film the closed-door training sessions of their opponents.' The scandal is reminiscent of the NFL’s 2007 Spygate scandal, in which coach Bill Belichick ’s New England Patriots were caught recording the rival New York Jets ’.