PARIS OLYMPICS: What you need to know right now
PARIS : Chaos descended on Argentina's opening men's soccer match and a spying scandal engulfed the women's soccer tournament in an inauspicious opening day of sport at the Paris Olympics.
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FIFA opens proceedings against Canada amid drone spying scandal at Olympics
FIFA’s disciplinary committee has opened proceedings against Canada Soccer and several individuals, including head coach Bev Priestman, amid claims a drone was used to spy on Olympic rivals New Zealand.
'Lit a fire in our bellies': New Zealand soccer team motivated by Canada drone scandal
The motivation to upset the reigning Olympic women's soccer champions was already high for New Zealand forward Indiah-Page Riley and her teammates.
NZ Football seek urgent action from FIFA over drone incident
New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell called on FIFA to take urgent action over a spying scandal involving Olympic champions Canada at the Paris Games and said failure to do so could tarnish the sporting integrity of the entire tournament.
Villa winger Diaby joins Saudi club Al-Ittihad
French winger Moussa Diaby has joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad from Aston Villa on a five-year contract, the English Premier League side said late on Wednesday (Jul 24).
COC head says Priestman had no knowledge of drone incident
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is confident women's soccer head coach Bev Priestman had no knowledge of the spying incident that has engulfed her squad in scandal ahead of their gold medal title defence at the Paris Olympics.
What is VAR? Why it took 2 hours to overturn Argentina goal - ESPN
It was the very first game of the 2024 men's Olympic tournament, with much-fancied Argentina taking on Morocco in Saint-Étienne.
Morocco fans force suspension of Olympic soccer opener before team emerges with win over Argentina
Morocco fans crashed the pitch to protest a late goal by Argentina at the opening match of the Paris Olympics men's soccer tournament, an angry and bizarre scene that left the game suspended for nearly two hours with only minutes remaining.