Olympic soccer isn’t supposed to be like this.
What transpired on the first day of competition in the men’s portion of the Summer Games was dirty, it was political, and even featured an undercurrent of racism — ironically at the same tournament designed to bring the world together.
In fact, it was the women’s game that got the party started after it was revealed that Canada, the defending champions of the Olympic Games, flew a drone over the training session of New Zealand, its opening Group A opponent.
The silly decision saw two Canadian staffers and its coach removing themselves from Thursday’s game. The reason? Unknown. But it’s
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