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FIFA had evidence of Canada Soccer’s historical spying program soon after assistant coach Joey Lombardi was arrested by French police.
Canada Soccer provided FIFA’s discipline committee with head coach Bev Priestman’s emails as it considered sanctions.
After a Canada Soccer analyst emailed Priestman four months ago to say they refused to spy on opposing teams’ closed training, Priestman emailed a human resources consultant on March 20, 2024, to ask for advice.
Priestman email: “Seeking your advice and input here regarding this formal email on spying. It’s something the analyst has always done and I know there is a whole operation on the men’s side with regards to it… it can be the difference between winning and losing and all top 10 teams do it.”