Canada’s appeal of FIFA six-point deduction dismissed by sport court

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Canada’s appeal of a six-point penalty against its Olympic women’s soccer team.

Governing assemblage FIFA docked six points from nan women’s squad aft a Canadian staffer was caught utilizing a drone to spy connected New Zealand squad practices earlier nan commencement of title astatine nan Paris Games.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer asked nan arbitration tribunal to cancel aliases trim nan points deduction, arguing it was disproportionate and unfairly punishes nan players erstwhile location is nary proposal they were involved.

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Canada Soccer was besides fined much than $300,000 and 3 coaches — including caput coach Bev Priestman — were suspended for 1 year.

The determination intends nan undefeated Canadian squad must triumph their crippled against Colombia coming if they want to scope nan adjacent shape of nan Olympic tournament.

The tribunal arbitrators said they would people nan grounds for their determination astatine a later date.