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2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. Soccer has apparently been aware of Canada’s drone spying incidents for years

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The Canadian soccer spying scandal apparently didn’t come as a surprise to the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Canada’s Olympic women's soccer team was caught using a drone to spy on training sessions in Paris ahead of the Games last week, which prompted a six-point deduction in group play and a one-year ban for head coach Bev Priestman.

U.S. Soccer, according to ESPN’s Sam Borden, has been aware of Canada’s alleged spying tactics for quite some time — even when Canada attempted to spy on American teams.