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EDITORIAL – Canada’s soccer punishment is deserved, to a point

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS STUPID, this thing with the drones, but does the Canadian women’s Olympic soccer team deserve such a harsh punishment? Today (July 27, 2024), it was announced that Canada has been deducted six points for spying on the New Zealand team with a drone prior to the opening game of the Olympics, which we won 2-1. The deduction puts Canada three points in the hole despite the win. On top of the points being taken off, three of the Canadian team’s coaches are suspended for a year. The suspensions could probably have been weathered as far as the Olympics are concerned, but the six-point deduction makes it unlikely Canada can advance from group play. To do that, it would have to defeat both highly ranked host France, and Colombia, and hope it’s good enough for at least a tie with one of the other teams. Canada deserves what it’s getting, to a point. The suspensions, certainly. And a three-point deduction was to be expected, but six is too much. It’s a drastic punishment that goes way beyond those responsible for the mess and heavily impacts the players. Current wisdom is that the players didn’t [...]

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