FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic soccer, bans coaches for 1 year [Video]

SAINT-ETIENNE, France — An exasperated Vanessa Gilles could barely get the words out when asked how she felt about suspended Canadian women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman.

“Lots of emotions,” the veteran defender said Saturday. “Lots of work with sports therapists to try to stay calm.”

Priestman was sent home earlier in the week due to a drone spying scandal that has rocked Canada Soccer at the Paris Games. The latest body blow for the defending Olympic champs came from FIFA and it was a doozy.

Soccer’s governing body docked six points from the team, fined Canada Soccer about C$313,000 and banned Priestman and two members of her staff — Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander — for one year each.

The discipline came after two assistant coaches were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand’s practices before the teams played their opening game last Thursday.

In a joint statement, the …