Canada Soccer's Olympic espionage debacle has lifted the veil on years of turmoil inside the organization racked by internal and financial problems, and which has been criticized for a lack of transparency. 

In nearly 40 interviews with people tied to Canada Soccer, Radio-Canada has learned of infighting and fears of funds being mismanaged as a deal with a third party has stripped its teams of their ability to make profits.

Canada Soccer has been mired in scandal despite the recent success of bot…