Canadian pair sent home after spying controversy
Sports | 26 Jul 2024An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were sent home for their part in a spying scandal.
The analyst, 43-year-old Joey Lombardi, was given a suspended eight-month prison sentence for flying a drone over a New Zealand training session this week in Saint-Etienne. Lombardi pleaded guilty when he appeared in court.
The assistant coach was Jasmine Mander, to whom Lombardi reported.
Head coach Bev Priestman was to sit out the opening match against New Zealand last night in the wake of the incident.
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The Canadian Olympic Committee said it learned of a second incident involving New Zealand, who lodged a complaint with the IOC.
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