Canada Soccer says it will soon start its search for a new head coach for the women’s national team after announcing that Bev Priestman won’t return to her role amid the drone scandal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman has been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics.

The defending champion Canadians, currently ranked sixth in the world, were eliminated in the Olympic quarterfinals by No. 4 Germany in a penalty shootout.

Following an independent report commissioned after the incident at the Games, which resulted in significant sanctions against the Canadian team, the

Bev Priestman is out as head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team in the wake of an independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal.

The Canadian women's soccer team was implicated in a drone scandal this past summer. But, an investigation determined drone use against opponents, predated the Paris Olympics.

Bev Priestman was dismissed as head coach of Canada's women's soccer team for spying on opponents with a drone during the Paris Olympics.