Two Florida Gators part of Canada's wild Olympic soccer saga

The Olympic Games are underway, and the Florida Gators have 40 current or former athletes in France competing for multiple countries in a wide array of events. Most are looking to represent their country with pride as they attempt to win gold.

But two former Gators have found themselves on a squad who have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

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Adriana Leon and Deanne Rose are both former members of Florida's soccer team and are current members of Canada's women's soccer team. Leon was on Florida's 2012 squad that won the SEC title and advanced to the Sweet 16, while Rose was the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2017.

Both now play professionally in England and have been part of previous Canadian teams at the Olympics, but have never experienced headlines like what Canada is experiencing now.

Prior to their opening match at the Olympics against New Zealand, Canada was caught flying a drone over their practice with allegations of spying on the New Zealand practice. Further allegations claim this wasn't a one-off incident, and Canada has been doing this for years on both their women's and men's side.

As a result, Canada's coach Beverly Priestman, along with two others, has been banned by FIFA for a year and Canada was docked six points for the Olympic competition.

Leon was quoted in a piece from ESPN about the saga saying she was staying off social media because "I don't want to think about it."

The six-point deduction means that Canada must win all three of its group-stage games to advance to the knockout round. Yesterday's game against France was the toughest hurdle in that quest, and Canada secured a 2-1 win with a stoppage-time goal.

Leon was a second-half sub in the game, while Rose was with the team as an alternate athlete.