Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee have filed a joint appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the six-point deduction handed down by FIFA for drone spying at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended from coaching for one year in addition to the points penalty after soccer’s governing body investigated charges that Canada staff members used a drone to spy on an opponent’s closed practice session last week.
The expected legal move by the Canadian soccer federation and Olympic body was formally registered Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a fast-track case. A hearing with the involved parties is “likely to take place” on Tuesday, according to the CAS statement, with a decision to follow on Wednesday.
Canada is on 0 points in Group A of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament having won both its games. Canada plays Colombia in Nice on Wednesday night and needs to know where it stands before the game.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.