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Olympic Games: Two staff members of Team Canada are sent home after drone scandal

# Olympic Games: Canada has sent two soccer staff members home after a scandal surrounding the use of a drone to spy on its New Zealand opponents in the women’s competition. They are assistant manager Jasmine Mander, and Joseph Lombardi, described as an unaccredited analyst. New Zealand filed a complaint with the International Olympic Committee’s Integrity Unit while French police detained the drone operator. Soccer manager Beverly Priestman took responsibility for her colleagues’ actions and withdrew from today’s match against New Zealand.