Vanessa Gilles celebrates after scoring the winning goal for Canada in a 2-1 victory over France at the Olympic soccer tournament on Sunday.
Feeling betrayed by both their coaching staff and their federation, it's not hard to imagine an us-against-the-world mentality forming among Canadian soccer players, who pulled off a dramatic comeback win over France on Sunday to reignite their Olympic hopes. The nickname comes from the veteran centre back's knack for attracting the ball at the right times.
"It's not us. We're not cheaters. We're damn good players. We're a damn good team. We're a damn good group and we proved that today." "Canada Soccer was enjoying for once some positive momentum on both sides, the men's team and the women's team. We seem to be moving in the right direction, especially in advance of hosting the World Cup in 2026. And now we seem to have gone 10 steps back again," said longtime national team player and CBC Sports analyst Amy Walsh.
"Just 12 hours ago we were in a circle crying our eyes out after hearing about the news," Gilles said of the FIFA sanctions. "Punching walls. Crying our eyes out again. Laughing about it in delusion and then crying again." There was Phil Esposito after Game 4 of the 1972 Summit Series, as Canadians began turning on a team that had beaten the Soviets just once to that point.
Or how about Wayne Gretzky, speaking to the media after Canada's 1-1-1 group-stage record at the 2002 Olympic hockey tournament?
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