Canada women's coach Bev Priestman, along with assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, were fired on Tuesday following an independent review conducted by attorney Sonia Regenbogen of the firm Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark. The investigation was prompted by a drone surveillance scandal that occurred at the Paris Olympics, where New Zealand raised concerns about a drone flying over practices before the start of the Olympic tournament.
FIFA subsequently fined Canada Soccer $228,000 and deducted six standings points from the team as a result of the incident. Priestman, Mander, and Lombardi were suspended by FIFA for a year in connection with the drone surveillance.
