Christine Sinclair, the world's all-time leading international goal scorer, has announced her retirement from the Canada women's national team.
The 40-year-old's illustrious international career includes 190 goals for Canada in 327 games, an Olympic gold medal and six World Cup appearances.The forward, one of Canada's most recognisable athletes, said her incredible run with the national team will end with a pair of send-off games during the Nov. 27 to Dec. 5 FIFA international window.
"And then what started to creep in for me is the excitement of having an off-season and FIFA windows being a break, and being able to spend more time with my family and go on vacation and things like that," she added."Honestly, I haven't been able to do that since I went to college."forward Abby Wambach's all-time international scoring record of 184 goals in a 2020 Olympic qualifying game against Saint Kitts and Nevis.
She received the Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in 2021, has two Olympic bronze medals from 2012, when she won the Golden Boot, and 2016, and is a 14-time Canadian women's player of the year.
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