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It’s a new era for Canadian soccer as former England captain Casey Stoney was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Canada women’s national team on Monday. The 42 year-old Stoney joins Canada after being dismissed by the San Diego Wave in June and spending her entire coaching career at club level.
A year after signing Bev Priestman to a multi-year contract extension, Canada Soccer unexpectedly needed to hire a new coach in the wake of the drone scandal that overtook the news cycle during the Olympics group stage last summer. Canada Soccer officially fired Priestman in November after FIFA served her and assistant coach Jasmine Mander one-year suspensions for their roles in the drone scandal.
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