{
    "title": "Robinson joins Canada for the Olympics",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:29:27",
    "published_at": "2008-08-03 11:00:00",
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    "subtitle": "Richmond, BC\u2019s Jodi-Ann Robinson has joined the Canadian team for the upcoming Women\u2019s Olympic Football Tournament. Previously nominated as a team alternate, she replaces injured forward Amber Allen on the 18-player roster. Allen is unable to participate in the Olympics after reinjuring her leg. Rob\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Richmond, BC&rsquo;s Jodi-Ann Robinson has joined the Canadian team for the upcoming Women&rsquo;s Olympic Football Tournament. Previously nominated as a team alternate, she replaces injured forward Amber Allen on the 18-player roster. Allen is unable to participate in the Olympics after reinjuring her leg.<br>\u200bRobinson, still only 19 years old, is in her fifth season with the national team. She has six goals in 30 career games. In 2007, she was part of Canada&rsquo;s FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup team. At the youth level, she has participated in two FIFA U-20 Women&rsquo;s World Cups, with potentially a third this November at Chile 2008. She has 14 youth goals, third-most in Association history behind Christine Sinclair (22) and Brittany Timko (16).<br>\u200bIn 2008, Robinson has scored four goals in 14 games. She has come off the bench 12 times, second most for a single national-team season (Timko has made 13 appearances off the bench in 2008). In 2008, Robinson has scored two goals as a starter (both on 27 July in an 8:0 win over Singapore) and two as a substitute.<br>\u200bAs for Allen, she was somewhat of an inspiration after fighting back from injury to earn a nomination to this team. Allen had previously missed two FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cups because of injury (USA 2003 and China 2007). Allen had played in five games for Canada in 2008, the most-recent of which was on 26 July in Singapore (a 1:1 draw with New Zealand). Allen of Chilliwack, BC was the oldest player on the team at 32 years.<br>\u200bAlong with Robinson&rsquo;s nomination to the Canadian team, The Pas, MB&rsquo;s Chelsea Stewart has been named Robinson&rsquo;s replacement on the alternate list. Stewart, 18 years old, received her first call-up to the senior team last month before the 10 July friendly at BMO Field in Toronto (she did not feature in a 1:1 draw with Brazil). In June, Stewart (along with Robinson, Jonelle Filigno and Sophie Schmidt) helped Canada win the 2008 CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Under-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico.</p>",
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