‘Drone Spying’ Canada?”Even reprimanding the coaches”

Following the controversy over the Canadian women’s national soccer team’s “drone spying” at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a similar incident reportedly took place on the men’s national team led by coach Jesse Marsi.

Sports media ESPN reported on the 27th, citing comments by Olympic Committee CEO David Schumaker and Canadian Football Association CEO Kevin Blue, summarizing Canada’s position on the incident.

First, Canadian women’s soccer was embroiled in a controversy after it was discovered that it flew a drone to the training ground in New Zealand, the first opponent team of the tournament, on the 24th. The New Zealand Olympic Committee, which confirmed the facts, immediately issued a statement and protested to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

As a result, the Canadian Olympic Committee immediately kicked out Joseph Lombardi, an analyst, and Jasmine Mander, a senior coach. Canada defeated New Zealand 2-1 after a series of controversies, and the team’s coach, Beverly Priestman, was also reportedly suspended. The remaining games will be led by coach Andy Spence.

According to the media, Canadian soccer CEO Kevin Blue said, “We feel confused and disappointed by the incident, but we are not considering withdrawing from the national team.” He then defended himself, saying, “The players did not do unethical behavior.”

However, the Blue CEO mentioned that the men’s national team also used drones, which drew attention. The Blue CEO confirmed that the men’s national team used drones to gather information at Copa America, which recently ended in the U.S. Marsh criticized the practice to his staff.

The media pointed out, “The Blue CEO said he understood that it did not affect the fairness of the game, but he did not reveal the details.” Coach Masi then reportedly belatedly recognized the fact of “drone spying.”

Of course, the aftermath is fierce. In the case of women’s soccer, she is the defending champion who won the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also ranked third in consecutive competitions in 2012 and 2016. However, due to the controversy, FIFA is reportedly looking into the process of the last competition. The worst-case scenario is also mentioned, in which medals are deprived. In response, CEO Shumaker said, “There is news that the performance of the Tokyo Olympics could be tarnished. I feel sick to hear that suspicions arose when the players overcame COVID-19 and won the gold medal.” “The important thing is that the Canadian Football Association suspended Coach Priestman based on the facts. We concluded that there is a high possibility that she is aware of this incident.”메이저사이트

Meanwhile, Canadian sports network TSN reported that Canada’s “drone spying” continued even before the Olympics. Citing a source, the media reported that the team filmed a closed training session of another team.