While no fan of being in the spotlight, captain Christine Sinclair knows she will be centre stage in her final four games for Canada.
The 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., admitted to having “mixed emotions” Thursday as she started her farewell tour, having seen former Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe and U.S. stars like Megan Rapinoe honoured at their final games.“Yes that is my worst nightmare,” she said with a smile in Montreal, where Canada faces Brazil on Saturday.
Her 190 international goals lead both the men's and women's ranks. But with her role changing to a more withdrawn position in some outings, she has not scored in 16 matches. The 10th-ranked Canadian women take on No. 9 Brazil on Saturday at Montreal' Saputo Stadium and Tuesday at Halifax's Wanderers Ground.will then call time on her Canada career with a pair of games against No 11 Australia on home turf - Dec. 1 at Langford's Starlight Stadium and Dec. 5 at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium.plans to play one more season with her club team, the NWSL's Portland Thorns. And she says her future after that will be in football.
The Olympic champion Canadians are coming off a 4-1 aggregate victory over Jamaica in a September Olympic qualifying playoff series.said after the disappointment of this summer's World Cup she wanted to help the team qualify for the Paris Olympics. But she had no interest in joining her teammates there next year, saying leaving the Tokyo Games with the gold medal could not be beaten.
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