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Former Canada coach Priestman leads Phoenix to final in return from drone spying ban
The former Canada coach returned from a FIFA ban and led Wellington to its first A-League final, where the Phoenix lost 3-1.
- On Saturday, the Wellington Phoenix lost 3-1 to Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League final, marking the team's first appearance in the championship match.
- Bev Priestman's Phoenix role is her first since completing a one-year FIFA ban imposed for offensive behavior during Canada Soccer's drone-spying scandal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- The team finished last in its first two A-League seasons and eighth and ninth in the next two years before reaching the final, representing a massive improvement.
- Losing the final 'leaves a little bit on us,' Priestman said, though she believes the defeat will help the team 'push to another level' next year.
- Having led Canada to gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Priestman manages the Wellington Phoenix on a two-year contract in New Zealand.
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Former Canada coach Priestman leads Phoenix to final in return from drone spying ban
Former Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has tasted immediate success on her return from a one-year ban over a drone-spying scandal at the 2024 Olympics, guiding the Wellington Phoenix women to the final of the Australian A-League.
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