On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a media release (PDF) stating that the appeal by Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee “has been dismissed”.
Also on Wednesday, FIFA uploaded the 25-page decision of the FIFA Appeal Committee (PDF)* which outlines the evidence and reasoning of the Committee for its 6 points deduction against the Canadian WNT along with the other punishments, including the one year suspension of head coach Bev Priestman.
*While the cover letter of the document has a “28 July 2024” date, the “modified date” timestamp on the PDF file is “7/31/24, 7:00:32 AM”.
The FIFA decision includes evidence that has not been previously reported, including a March 2024 email from Bev Priestman that discusses “spying” against opponents with a Canada Soccer official (who is/was apparently involved in human resources).
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