Soccer Coach Priestman to Miss Opener, Two Staffers Sent Home After Drone Incidents

Published on July 24, 2024

Canadian women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman removed herself from Thursday’s Olympic Games opener against New Zealand and two team staff members were sent home after two drone incidents. Assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada Soccer analyst Joseph Lombardi were ousted from the soccer team’s staff, the Canadian Olympic Committee said on July 24 in a statement in which it accepted Ms. Priestman’s decision to not coach the opener in Saint-Etienne, France. The shakeup came after the COC’s review of drone incidents in Saint-Etienne. There were reports that drones flew over New Zealand’s practice sessions both July 22 and July 19....

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