Sinclair wins CBC Athlete of the Year vote 8 Dec 2012 And while many within the soccer community will say the Sinclair choice should have been an obvious one, there was one major distinction between Canada’s greatest soccer player and the rest of the field.
Sinclair and Herdman not on the FIFA awards shortlist: Let the punishment continue 29 Nov 2012 But, in FIFA’s eyes — they are both controversial figures. And if there is one thing we have learned about FIFA, black sheep rarely get recognized.
Ballon D’Or vote will show what international community thinks about Sinclair’s suspension 26 Oct 2012 When the result of voting for FIFA’s women’s player of the year is revealed Jan. 7, it will be a referendum of sorts.
Sinclair accepts FIFA suspension with the air of Nellie McClung 15 Oct 2012 It was suffragist Nellie McClung who uttered one of the most famous lines in Canadian history “Never retract, never explain, never apologize--get the thing done and let them howl.” That statement could apply to Sinclair.
It’s hypocritical for sports journalists to criticize Christine Sinclair for speaking her mind 12 Oct 2012 And maybe this is the problem with sport today — we have become far too quick to judge athletes who are frustrated when they lose. As journalists, we are such hypocrites — we want our subjects and interviews to give us as much colour as they can, to be as honest and emotional as possible, then, after the stories run, we go off and say “(s)he shouldn’t have said that to the media.”
Sinclair, Canadian teammates make heroic return to Vancouver 14 Aug 2012 “We wanted, heading into this tournament, to leave the sport in a better place than what it was when we got into it,” Sinclair said. “I could never have imagined this would happen.”
Women’s-team coach Herdman says he’s unclear who or what FIFA is investigating 7 Aug 2012 In a conference call with media Tuesday, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that the team will not be making any more comments on the officiating in that semifinal game. The CSA also confirmed that it will not be challenging or protesting the decision.
“The Call” will be added to the lore of Canada-U.S. matches 6 Aug 2012 It will be discussed for years to come. For followers of the Canadian national women’s team, it will be simply be known as The Call. Maybe some profanities will be added.
Canada to face Arsenal (OK, Team GB) in Olympic quarters 31 Jul 2012 Arsenal midfielder Steph Houghton scored the goal that gave GB a 1-0 win over Brazil on Tuesday. Kim Little, the Scottish star on Team GB, is also Arsenal’s leading scorer. She scored 17 goals in 17 games for the Gunners in 2011-12.
Loss to Brazil a sign of things to come for Canada… if Sinclair continues to be only offensive option 17 Jul 2012 Sinclair can score a goal a game, but it might not be enough. The difference from Canada going out in the group stage to Canada going deep into the tournament will be Big Red’s ability to find secondary scoring.
