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Canadian soccer teams have been spying with drones for years


A Canadian sorry and Timbits likely won’t fix this one.

More troubling: the report alleges that Canadian team staff and contractors were told that drone spying was part of the job — and that their positions were threatened if they didn’t comply. One source told TSN that during the Tokyo Olympics, staff even hid behind bushes, fences, and trees to film the Japanese team’s practice session. Kevin Blue, CEO of Canada Soccer, says the body is investigating the “ systemic ethical shortcoming ” but that the organization isn’t considering withdrawing the women’s team from the Games.

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