Canada Soccer appeal of penalty to women’s Olympic team dismissed

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Canada’s appeal of a six-point penalty against its Olympic women’s soccer team.

Governing body FIFA docked six points from the women’s team after a Canadian staffer was caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand team practices before the start of competition at the Paris Games.

The verdict comes before Canada’s final group stage game against Colombia in Nice.

Canada opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over New Zealand before pulling out a stunning 2-1 victory over France after scoring late in injury time.

The win over the host side ensured the defending champion Canadians still have a chance of reaching the knockout stage.

More to come.