Christine Sinclair says she's sorry she hasn't gotten back to all the well-wishers who reached out after she set the international goals record.
Canada's veteran striker didn't get much time to celebrate or reflect last week after she scored a pair of goals in an Olympic qualifying tournament match.Canada is among the teams that will play Friday in Carson, California, in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament. Canada won its group and will face Costa Rica, while runner-up Mexico will face the defending World Cup champion U.S. team.
The accolades flooded in from an array of admirers, from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to former NBA guard Steve Nash to tennis great Billie Jean King. Nike designed a special pair of Canadian red soccer cleats, complete with maple leaf accents. FIFA President Gianni Infantino penned a congratulatory letter. And of course, Wambach sent Sinclair a video tribute.
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller said part of the reason Sinclair is so effective is that she's unassuming on the field, too. She's widely known in Canada. She's been a standout on the Canadian national team since 2000, when she led it with three goals in the annual Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal. She's a veteran of five World Cups and three Olympics.
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