Australia interim coach backs Priestman to return to game after drone scandal

20/11/2024 14:17

        Australia interim boss Tom Sermanni hopes former Canada women's manager Bev Priestman will return to coaching at the top level after serving her ban for a spying scandal at the Olympics and says she would be a good fit for the New Zealand side.
        
        Priestman and two other team officials were suspended by FIFA for a year after New Zealand complained Canadian staff flew drones over their training sessions before their opening match at the Paris Games.
        
        Scotland-born Sermanni, a former assistant coach with the Canadian women and former manager of New Zealand and the United States, said Priestman's sanction was unduly harsh.
        
        Canada's soccer federation confirmed last week that Priestman and the two banned team officials would not return to their roles with the national team after serving their bans.