Priestman out as Canada eye new women's coach

Bev Priestman will not return as coach of the Canadian women's football team following an independent report on the use of drones to spy on opponents at the Paris Olympics, Canada Soccer said on Nov 12.

Priestman, 38, and two other team officials were banned by FIFA from any football-related activity for one year after New Zealand complained that Canada flew drones over their training session before their opening match in Paris on July 25.

But following an independent review commissioned by Canada Soccer, the national governing body said the trio had effectively been fired, and a search for a new coach would commence shortly.

In July, Priestman apologized for the drone scandal and said that, as the leader of the team, she accepted accountability and planned to cooperate fully with the investigation.