Dronegate update. 🚨
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FIFA has handed CanWNT a six-point deduction at Paris 2024 due to the drone spying scandal, putting them at -3 points in the Olympic standings. 😳
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ICYMI: CanWNT found themselves in the midst of soccer’s latest scandal after team analyst Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand’s practices ahead of their opening game last Wednesday. 🕵️♀️
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Since then, FIFA judges have found CanWNT head coach Bev Priestman and her two assistants “responsible for offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play.” ‼️
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Although Priestman was already suspended by the national soccer federation and removed from the Olympic tournament, her punishment has now escalated. 😬
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The updated punishments include a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,000) for the Canadian soccer federation, as well as a one-year ban for Priestman and her two implicated staffers from all soccer activities. 👀
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The team will now need to b...