2024 Olympics - Day -2/-1/0 (July 25-27)

[Josh 11,528]

EVELYN VIENSSSSSS!!!

 

78th minute goal to give Canada a 2-1 lead! 

[Josh 11,528]

7 minutes ago, orangeman said:

That's good. 

What about my CBC Olympics struggles is good? 
 

Edit: My god, am I dumb. Just realized you were talking about the match. 

Edited July 25, 2024 by Josh

[NearPup 3,496]

I wonder how many of Canada's alternates we will see during this tournament. Zadorsky isn't part of the 18 that is on the roster and should be replaced by Riviere later on.

[orangeman 2,285]

Yay!

[Josh 11,528]

There it is!! Women’s team starts off their Olympic title defence with a 2-1 win over New Zealand!

[NearPup 3,496]

I'm satisfied with this performance, especially given all the distractions.

[Josh 11,528]

Derek Gee and Olivia Baril have been confirmed for the time trial!

[NearPup 3,496]

https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/canada-s-men-s-and-women-s-soccer-teams-have-relied-on-drones-and-spying-for-years-sources-say-1.2153674
 

It appears that Soccer Canada has been using drones to spy on opponents of both the men’s and women’s national teams systematically dating back several years.

 

Bev Priestman has been sent home for the Olympics by the COC.

[Josh 11,528]

2 minutes ago, NearPup said:

https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/canada-s-men-s-and-women-s-soccer-teams-have-relied-on-drones-and-spying-for-years-sources-say-1.2153674
 

It appears that Soccer Canada has been using drones to spy on opponents of both the men’s and women’s national teams systematically dating back several years.

 

Bev Priestman has been sent home for the Olympics by the COC.

Clearly I’m in the minority regarding the matter, but let me just say this. First of all I’ll just start off by saying I’m not defending her or anything, she probably knew the drone footage stuff was going on and chose not to stop it, but a suspension seems a bit harsh IMO. Unless she asked for the footage herself (which to my knowledge, she hasn’t), I feel like a couple game suspension would’ve been enough. And since it’s been going on for years even with the men’s national team, I don’t think that’s the case. 

[NearPup 3,496]

1 minute ago, Josh said:

Clearly I’m in the minority regarding the matter, but let me just say this. First of all I’ll just start off by saying I’m not defending her or anything, she probably knew the drone footage stuff was going on and chose not to stop it, but a suspension seems a bit harsh IMO. Unless she asked for the footage herself (which to my knowledge, she hasn’t), I feel like a couple game suspension would’ve been enough. And since it’s been going on for years even with the men’s national team, I don’t think that’s the case. 

What is likely to happen, rightly or wrongly, is that quite a few people are going to get fired.