Olympic football

Skoorb

Skoorb

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Watched the highlights of the Argentina v MOrocco match - the one that descended into chaos and had to be finished in an empty stadium after the pitch invasion and the crowd were subsequently removed entirely.

What a disgrace. Diving. Moaning. Play acting and much rolling around. Player’s surrounding the referee (is it only UEFA that have instituted the ban on players other than the captain speaking to the referee?). Multiple bookings. Some seriously aggressive tackling. And all in the world Showcase of Sport…..shameful really :shake:
 
Teams have always tried to spy on opponents preparation so this is just the high tech version of a practice going back..... forever. I recall City being frustrated because their Carrington training ground was so accessible to the public and photographers......there were unflattering headlines under Mancini's reign over a bust up with Balotelli for one.

But definitely unsportsperson-like 🫡

www.theguardian.com

Canada football coach removed from Paris Games amid claims of ‘previous drone use’

Bev Priestman sent home as new spying scandal allegations emerge with assistant coach Andy Spence to lead defending gold medallists
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Skoorb said:
Consequences

BBC News - Canada deducted points and coach banned over drone
www.bbc.com

Canada's Olympic women's football team lose points & coach banned

Canada's Olympic women's football team are deducted six points and coach Bev Priestman is banned for a year by Fifa over a drone spying scandal.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
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well that solved the question of whether it was against the rules, but i would not rule out Clubs bribing members of staff of opposing sides to spy for them.... just saying!
 
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