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Canada women’s coach Bev Priestman banned from football for a year after spying scandal

Bev Priestman has been banned from football for one year.
Bev Priestman has been banned from football for one year. Photograph: Alex Pantling/FIFA/Getty Images

The head coach of the Canada women’s football team, Bev Priestman, and two other officials have been banned by Fifa for a year after a spying scandal.

Analyst Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander were also banned after allegations they used drones to spy on the coaching sessions of their opponents New Zealand on 22 July, a day before they played in Paris. Fifa said they “were each found responsible for offensive behaviour and violation of the principles of fair play”.

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