Canada Soccer says it will soon start its search for a new head coach for the women’s national team after announcing that Bev Priestman won’t return to her role amid the drone scandal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman has been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics.

The Canadian women's soccer team was implicated in a drone scandal this past summer. But, an investigation determined drone use against opponents, predated the Paris Olympics.

Bev Priestman will not return as the head coach of Canada's women's national team after an independent investigation commissioned by the Canadian Soccer Association found that she directed staff to use drones to spy on opponents,

Bev Priestman will not return as head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team following an independent report into the use of drones to spy on an opponent at this year's Paris Olympics, Canada Soccer said on Tuesday.

An independent investigation into the Canada Football Olympic drone spying scandal has revealed an "unacceptable culture" that encouraged the "practice of conducting surreptitious surveillance of opponents" that predated the 2024 Paris Games.