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After 190 international goals: world record scorer Sinclair announces retirement from Canada

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Canadian Christine Sinclair ends her career with the national team.

World record scorer Christine Sinclair will end her impressive career with the Canadian national soccer team at the end of the year. The 40-year-old announced this on Friday, meaning Sinclair will not participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Her record is unparalleled worldwide, with Sinclair scoring 190 international goals in 327 appearances to date. For men, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is the record holder with 127 goals (203 international matches). Sinclair would like to continue playing for her club, the American club Portland Thorns, next year.

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“We congratulate Christine on her outstanding career, which has been exceptional and inspiring both on and off the field,” said association president Charmaine Crooks. “Her legacy will live on in the hearts and aspirations of so many young athletes in Canada and around the world.”

The striker made her debut in the Canadian national team at the age of 16 and celebrated her greatest success by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo. At last summer’s World Cup in Australia, their sixth final appearance, Sinclair and Co failed. however, in the group stage. (AFP)

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