Canada's women's soccer team head coach Bev Priestman watched the New Zealanders train from above.

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The head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team, Bev Priestman, was expelled from the Olympics after it was revealed that he and two teammates used a drone to monitor an opponent's training session, he writes. France24Team Canada played its first game of the Games on Thursday, beating New Zealand 2-1.

Two staff members, analyst Joey Lombardi and secondary coach Jasmine Minder, were sent home on game day after the drone was spotted. Priestman also missed Thursday's game because of the issue, and according to plans, he would have been on the Canadian bench for Sunday's game against host nation France.

But according to the Canadian Association, they have received new information about the spying, so they have decided to send the priest home as well. The team's other second coach, Andy Spence, will lead the team for the remainder of the Olympics.



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