A staff member of the Canada women’s soccer team was given a suspended eight-month prison sentence after French authorities arrested the man for flying a drone over Auguste Dury Stadium on Monday and filming two closed-door training sessions of the New Zealand women’s soccer team. Canada Soccer analyst Joseph Lombardi, 43, was taken into custody where he admitted to the charges, which included filming a similar session over the weekend. The Canada women’s soccer team is shown before the start of their Group A match against New Zealand at the Paris Olympic Games on July 25, 2024. CANADA WOMEN’S SOCCER DRONE INCIDENT SPARKS CONTROVERSY AHEAD OF PARIS OLYMPICSStaff will also be required to undergo mandatory ethics training, and head coach Bev Priestman opted to sit out of Canada’s first match on Thursday. This does not represent the values that our team stands for,” Priestman said in a statement provided by the COC.

Source: Fox News July 26, 2024 08:21 UTC