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The United States Soccer Federation reportedly wasn't shocked when the Canadian women's national team was caught spying on an opponent's closed practice using a drone.
According to ESPN's Sam Borden, the infraction was "just the latest in a long pattern of similar circumstances involving Canadian teams attempting to view other teams' closed practices, multiple sources with connections to U.S. Soccer told ESPN. And there have been frequent instances in which American teams were the targets."
As for why the USSF didn't report Canada in the past, the strong ties between the countries—they jointly bid and won the Men's World Cup in 2026 alongside Mexico—was cited.