PARIS : Canadian players have not been involved in any unethical behaviour, Canada Soccer chief Kevin Blue said on Friday in the wake of a drone spying scandal that led to the sacking of women's national team coach Bev Priestman at the Paris Olympics.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Women's Group A - Canada vs New Zealand - Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, Saint-Etienne, France - July 25, 2024. Canada players line up during the national anthems before the match. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniPARIS : Canadian players have not been involved in any unethical behaviour, Canada Soccer chief Kevin Blue said on Friday in the wake of a drone spying scandal that led to the sacking of women's national team coach Bev Priestman at the Paris Olympics.
"We admire deeply the will and determination of this group," CEO & General Secretary Blue told reporters."The players themselves have not been involved in any unethical behaviour and frankly we ask FIFA to take that into consideration." Canadian media have reported that both of the country's senior teams have relied on drones and spying for years.
Blue added that he had received"anecdotal feedback" related to drone use by Canada during last month's Copa America semi-final run and that coach Jesse Marsch was aware of it.
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