With the preliminary report from Canada Soccer’s neutral evaluation of the drone spying scandal from Paris 2024, one in every of many excessive priorities is discovering a model new head coach for the women’s workers.
Canada Soccer acknowledged in a launch on Wednesday that Bev Priestman, along with assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joey Lombardi gained’t return to the workers.
Canada Soccer acknowledged of their assertion that the search for a model new coach would begin shortly.
Priestman, who took over the workers in November 2020, had signed a contract extension in January that will take her via the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
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Bev Priestman is out as the top coach of Canada’s women’s soccer workers, following an neutral report into drone spying on the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada Soccer says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi are moreover gone.
Whoever the model new candidate is also should be anyone who can’t solely mend custom and assemble perception, however as well as win.
Canada’s success on the Olympics is successfully documented — back-to-back bronze medals in 2012 and 2016, adopted by an historic gold in Tokyo — nevertheless success on the World Cup stage has eluded this method. Its best finish outcome stays a fourth-place finish in 2003, over 20 years previously.
There’s a great deal of educating experience every at residence and abroad, nevertheless listed below are just some candidates who would possibly make the shortlist:
Andy Spence
The current interim head coach was thrust into the place by the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The 41-year-old Liverpool native, described by many as Priestman’s lead assistant, guided the workers via its three group-stage victories and the quarterfinal loss to Germany.
He was as soon as extra behind the bench for an October nice in opposition to the reigning world champions, Spain, which resulted in a 1-1 draw.
Prior to changing into a member of the Canadian workers in 2022, Spence coached Everton inside the Women’s Super League.
Carmelina Moscato
Participating in three World Cups as a participant for Canada and worthwhile an Olympic bronze medal as part of the London 2012 workers, the Mississauga, Ont., native launched into the educating sphere after her retirement in 2016, educating on the collegiate, youth nationwide {{and professional}} ranks.
She at current serves as an assistant coach with Racing Louisville FC, a spot she’s held since 2024.
In 2022, she grew to change into the first foreign-born coach — and first female coach — to win a Mexican league title with Tigres of Mexico’s Liga MX.
Rhian Wilkinson
Believed to be inside the working the ultimate time when Priestman acquired the job.
Wilkinson is former Canadian nationwide workers participant (181 caps), two-time Olympic bronze medallist, youth nationwide workers coach and senior assistant coach.
At 41, she already has a protracted resume, along with serving as an assistant with England and Team Great Britain.
She moreover gained the 2022 NWSL Championship as head coach for the Portland Thorns, nevertheless resigned following an investigation into an alleged relationship with a participant (she was cleared of any wrongdoing).
Currently, she’s the top coach of the Welsh women’s workers, which is on a quest to qualify for its first foremost occasion, the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
Tony Gustavssson
A former assistant coach with the U.S. women’s nationwide workers, Gustavssson took over the Australian women’s program in September 2020, foremost them to a fourth-place finish on the Tokyo Olympics and a historic fourth-place finish on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup which they co-hosted with New Zealand.
After a subpar Olympic advertising marketing campaign at Paris 2024, Gustavssson was relieved of his duties after the Sam Kerr-less Matildas crashed out inside the group stage.
They accomplished third in Group B, the so-called Group of Death, behind the eventual gold medallists United States and bronze medallists Germany.
Casey Stoney
With over 100 caps as a participant and stints educating inside the WSL and NWSL, former English worldwide Casey Stoney could also be on the radar.
Hired as a result of the inaugural head coach in San Diego Wave historic previous in 2021, she guided them to a runner-up finish in 2022. Her side captured the NWSL defend in 2023, solely to bow out inside the playoffs.
The Wave moreover gained the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup, nevertheless midway via the frequent season, after going winless of their ultimate seven video video games, Stoney was relieved of her duties.
Previously she managed Manchester United’s women’s workers that earned promotion to the WSL in 2018 beneath her administration.
