Sinclair, the world's all-time leading scorer with 190 goals from 327 senior appearances, is expected to play four more games for 10th-ranked Canada, starting with two friendlies later this month against No. 9 Brazil — in Montreal on Oct. 28 and Halifax on Oct.
After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, captain Christine Sinclair came to a realization.
"I can sit here and know that I've literally done everything I can and given all of me to this national team since I was 16 years old," she told The Canadian Press. "In terms of what I've done and knowing the work I've put into it, I have zero regrets … I know I've done everything I can for as long as I can. And the team's in good hands moving forward."
“You don’t really notice her too much until she puts it in the back of the net,” added then-Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller. “But if you go to some of our sessions, you can see how hard she is working to be that unnoticeable player that puts a shift in, then all of a sudden turns up in the penalty area.”
"But then at the same time when I do stop playing for good, I know I'm going to have a lot of opportunities and options." Sinclair had already impressed at youth level, scoring 27 goals in 19 international matches in 2002-02. Ten of those goals came during Canadas run to the final of the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship in Edmonton in 2002.
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