Six point deduction from Canada will fetch the super Falcons quarterfinals ticket- Coach Waldrum

Six point deduction from Canada will fetch the super Falcons quarterfinals ticket- Coach Waldrum

Paris, MARSEILLE — After looking into allegations that Canadian staff members used a drone to snoop on an opponent’s private practice session last week, FIFA announced on Saturday that Bev Priestman, the coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team, would be suspended for a year and that the team would receive a six-point penalty during the Olympics. The consequences are severe. A six-point penalty will make it extremely difficult for the Canadian team, which is aiming to defend the gold medal it won at the Tokyo Olympics, to move on to the knockout stages. Additionally, Priestman, who oversaw Canada in 2020 as an assistant coach under Phil Neville with England’s women’s national team, is barred from “taking part in any football-related activity” for a year.

According to FIFA’s release, the suspensions were imposed for breaking “the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with its failure to ensure the compliance… with the prohibition on flying drones over any training sites,” and the Canadian federation was also fined almost $226,000. “The officials were each found responsible for offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play,” the press release added. Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander, Priestman’s two assistants who were involved in the case, were also barred from playing soccer for a year.

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