Bev Priestman ‘highly likely’ to have been aware of spy drone COC chief says

Priestman, the former assistant coach under England boss Phil Neville, issued a statement on Wednesday apologising for the alleged incidents.

Canada head coach Bev Priestman has been suspended for the remainder of the Olympics (Nick Potts/PA)

Canadian Olympic Committee chief David Shoemaker says his organisation now believes suspended women’s football head coach Bev Priestman was “highly likely” to have been aware of two alleged incidents involving drones being used to spy on her side’s Olympic opposition.

Shoemaker also revealed there “appears to be information that could tarnish” Canada’s gold medal-winning turn at the Tokyo 2020 Games.