Priestman is a former assistant coach to Phil Neville with the England women’s team. She became Canada boss in October 2020, prior to the delayed Olympics in Japan.
She “voluntarily” withdrew from her side’s opening 2-1 victory over New Zealand on Thursday, while Jasmine Mander, Priestman’s assistant, was sent home along with “unaccredited analyst” Joseph Lombardi.
In a statement on Wednesday, Priestman said she took responsibility for the actions of her colleagues after a scouting report filed by Lombardi was sent to Mander.
On Thursday, a French court said Lombardi had been handed an eight-month suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to flying a drone in an urban area without a licence.
Blue said he hoped Fifa, football’s world governing body, would not consider sanctions against the country’s national team players.
“We admire deeply the will and determination of this group,” he said.
“The players themselves have not been involved in any unethical behaviour and frankly we ask Fifa to take that into consideration.”
