They won the gold medal last time. I suspect that soccer is probably the most popular sport in the world so I would say yes. More people watch soccer than hockey or football.
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Surely you jest.....That bastion of ethics in football, FIFA, deducts points from Canada for unethical behaviour.
Drone-spying scandal: FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic women's soccer, bans coaches 1 year
FIFA deducted six points from Canada in Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each in a drone spying scandal.
Yeah, I just read that in an article. It was the first I heard of it. I'm not doubting that soccer is popular, I'm just saying that the Olympics don't seem to be as nearly as competitive as other international competitions.
Generally it’s because professional athletes are not always allowed to play either because of the Olympic rules or the premiere leagues won’t let their players go.
International "caps" are huge in soccer. Top tier leagues actually have breaks set aside in their schedules for major competitions. Europe wouldn't be able to attract talent if they blocked out Olympics/World Cup. North Americans are very different when it comes to Olympics and World Championships, there's a bit of arrogance in that the NHL Stanley Cup is "better".
Cause its true
Well, hell, I could replace "fly your drone" with "drop your pants" and it would still make sense.The pros/cons of sport related intelligence gathering aside . . .
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Olympic soccer spygate: Canada staffer detained, coach sent home after drone incidents
The Canadian Olympic Committee apologized for the incident, which comes amid a strict ban on drones in and around Olympics venues in France.sports.yahoo.com
I hadn’t realized Lia Thomas was East German.
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MOAR trickle down effects ....
Government withholding funding 'related to suspended Canada Soccer officials'
Canada sports minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is withholding some of Canada Soccer's funding following a spying scandal involving the Olympic women's soccer team.
