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Christine Sinclair is #1.
All time, men or women, nobody has more goals in international soccer.
185 goals for the Canadian icon. I don’t think many Canadians truly appreciate where Sinclair should stand in Canadian sports history.
There’s Gretzky in hockey. Larry Walker in baseball. Steve Nash in basketball. And for soccer, it’s Christine Sinclair.
Her arrival on the scene as a 16-year old for the international team started its climb to a top team: Bronze medals at the Olympics; a fourth-place finish at the World Cup; they climbed to a high of 4th in the world rankings.
And the most Canadian thing about Sinclair, she won’t brag and shies away from even talking about herself in interviews.
And where the sport is going in Canada is thanks to an icon like Sinclair.
You can see the rise of female elite soccer clubs rise around Canada and the crop for the national team to choose from becomes larger and more talented.
An inspiration for Canadian soccer players and a shining example of leadership, intensity and success.