Canadian Women’s Football Team Was Surveilling Other Teams with a Drone!

Also known as unmanned aerial vehicles drone’larNowadays, they can be used in many different fields, from the military to film productions. However, sometimes we may encounter situations where they are used poorly. A scandal that occurred before the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, which started recently, is one of them.

The Canadian women’s football team came to the fore with accusations that drones were involved. your team, He observed other teams with drones and it turned out that he was trying to get information with them. Moreover, it was stated that this has been done by Canada for a long time in both men’s and women’s football.

They tried to watch the New Zealand team training with a drone

In the scandal that emerged at the beginning of the week New Zealand teamduring their training A drone flies above them and observes them. They noticed. Following this, French authorities were informed. Afterwards, it was determined that the person controlling the drone was the Canadian team. Joseph Lombardi It turned out to be a man named.

Moreover, claims have been made that this is nothing new. According to the news shared by TSN, both Canada’s women’s and men’s football teams have been using this tactic for a long time. At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, at the Women’s World Cup in Panama in 2022 The women’s team spied on other teams with drones. If men USA national team in 2019, Honduras in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers They followed him secretly.

Penalties imposed on Canadian football team and technical team

*Bev Priestman, coach of the Canada women’s national soccer team.

After this incident before the Olympics, Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mender were sent back. Coach of the team Bev Priestman He initially withdrew from the New Zealand match voluntarily, but later Completely banned from 2024 Olympic Games. FIFA is 1-year ban for Priestman and two assistant coaches gave. Canada is out of the tournament delete 6 points He received a penalty and went through a very difficult road in the groups. It should be noted that the Canadian Football Federation has also initiated an investigation into the issue.

Priestman stated in his statement that he was responsible for this incident. on the other hand The players were unaware of this situation was also transferred. So it was probably a move implemented by the technical team. One claim even stated that employees thought it was “part of the job” and were told they would be fired if they did not comply. So, no matter how you choose, we are faced with a scandal.

The incident is an indication that drones, which are useful in many areas of our lives, can be used for many different purposes. In sports, secretly watching other teams’ training can provide an unfair advantage by providing information about that team’s tactics. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent similar incidents.