by The former football coach of Canadian women’s football, BEV Priestman, said on Wednesday that after her one -year ban on spy at the Olympic Games in Paris, she didn’t feel “safe”.
Wellington Phoenix announced on Wednesday that Priestman would take over the management of the head coach of his women’s team, and returned to the country in which she was forbidden to spy on with a drone, New Zealand. She signed a two -year contract.
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The 39-year-old was visibly emotional when she discussed her suspension and how nervous she is to return to sport.
“I didn’t feel safe,” said Priestman about life in Canada after the Olympic Games.
“This is brutally honest. It was very difficult for my family and I have to live with it.
“Obviously it was an absolute media frenzy. They have the people who knock on their door and everything, and I have a little boy.
“It was very difficult without going too much detail. We knew that we had to get out of this country.”
Leading Body FIFA prohibition Priestman a year after her coaching team used a drone in New Zealand before playing at the Paris games.
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New Zealand had flied through her training sessions before opening the opening game and reported it to the official.
An investigation showed that the Canadian team had spied on competing training sessions for some time.
Priestman said she was prevented from talking about the situation in detail due to ongoing legal discussions.
But when she returned to New Zealand, she said she spoke to players and civil servants.
She said that the move to Wellington was an opportunity to reset and rebuild her career.
On Tuesday evening, hours after picking up her ban, she led her first coaching meeting for more than a year.
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“I celebrated the Under-7, my son’s team last night, in the watering casting welling tone rain,” said Priestman.
“It was a nice, humiliating experience. At that moment you got all the energy from me because I just did it itch.”
Priestman won the Olympic gold with Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and is the best trainer who comes to the A League of women.
She said she learned from her ban and experience with Canada and would be a better trainer for it.
“There are certain values that I hold, and unfortunately, you know, things around me have clouded my judgment,” said Priestman.
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“So personally I just want to come back … I love to work with people. I love to get the best out of people. I love to be on a soccer field.
“I just want to create a special moment for this city for this country and go forward.”
Rob Morrison, chairman of Wellington Phoenix, said that he was “really pleased to welcome BEV to football again”.
“We all know that she had a time outside the game, but we understand the circumstances and we are very comfortable with this date.
“Bev can hardly wait to get started and we are really happy that she will train the Phoenix.”
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