The Canada women's soccer team awoke on Friday morning to the news that their head coach, Bev Priestman, had been sent home following the drone spying scandal that has overshadowed the team's gold medal defense at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
After Priestman removed herself from the sidelines for the team's 2-1 win over New Zealand on Thursday, Canada Soccer announced Priestman was being suspended pending independent review and will not coach the team for the remainder of the tournament. Assistant Andy Spence will take over on an interim basis.