{"id":63347,"date":"2024-08-01T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=63347"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:42:37","slug":"canada-soccer-head-coach-suspended-from-olympics-likely-aware-of-drone-spying-coc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/canada-soccer-head-coach-suspended-from-olympics-likely-aware-of-drone-spying-coc\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada soccer head coach suspended from Olympics &#8220;likely aware&#8221; of drone spying: COC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sLE8JPsmbok?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women\u2019s soccer team was likely aware drones were used to spy on an opposing country\u2019s practices in France.<\/p>\n<p>Shoemaker made the comments hours after Bev Priestman was suspended from the Olympic Games early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important piece of information that I learned was that, in the interim 24 hours that the CEO of Canada Soccer had been on the ground in St- Etienne, he came to the conclusion that Bev Priestman needed to be suspended. 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We fully support that it\u2019s the right decision under the circumstances,&#8221; Shoemaker said.<\/p>\n<p>Two staff members were kicked off the soccer team Wednesday following reports a drone was used to spy on New Zealand practices Monday and last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>For more info, please go to https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10645010\/canada-soccer-coach-olympics-drone-spying\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http:\/\/bit.ly\/20fcXDc<br \/>\nLike Global News on Facebook HERE: http:\/\/bit.ly\/255GMJQ<br \/>\nFollow Global News on X HERE: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Toz8mt<br \/>\nFollow Global News on Instagram HERE: https:\/\/bit.ly\/2QZaZIB<br \/>\n#GlobalNews #canada #soccer<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sLE8JPsmbok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women\u2019s soccer team was 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