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TFC Tidbits: Canada Soccer says Herdman started spying practise

"We suspect that the practise of using a drone stems back to John Herdman,” Canada Soccer wrote to FIFA on July 27.

John Molinaro

Jul 31, 2024 — 4 min read

Welcome to TFC Tidbits, a special feature at TFC Republic that curates bits and pieces of news about what's going on with Toronto FC.

Could John Herdman face sanctions from FIFA?

Canada Soccer told FIFA that the Canadian national teams’ use of drones to spy on its opponents’ training sessions was started by Toronto FC coach John Herdman.

An official FIFA document that has been published online quotes Canada Soccer as pointing the finger at Herdman for beginning the practise.

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