The reputation of one of the most respected coaches in the women's game lay in tatters on Friday after the spying scandal engulfing the Canada team led to Bev Priestman being sent home from the Paris Olympics in disgrace.
Such was her standing in the game that, when Neville announced in April 2020 that he would leave the England head coach role, Priestman was initially installed as the bookmakers' favourite to succeed him.
The second of those questions is a key focus of attention, after the Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive, David Shoemaker, said on Friday new information from Soccer Canada showed Priestman was likely aware of the drone use that had prompted this scandal in France.
The Canadian sports network TSN reported that drone use by the Canada camp was not a one-off, following reports of previous drone use by Canada, including at the previous Olympics in Tokyo, that raised concerns.
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