Sinclair wins WPS weekly award

Christine Sinclair has been named Women’s Professional Soccer Week 14 Player of the Week. Sinclair was recognized following a two-goal performance this past Saturday for her first-place club, FC Gold Pride. Sinclair is in her second professional season with FC Gold Pride of the seven-team football league.
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​Sinclair, one of Canada’s most prominent women’s athlete in any sport, is having another terrific season at the professional level. She has recorded seven goals – second most in the league – and five assists in 13 matches.
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​Sinclair and strike partner Marta – the four-time FIFA Women’s Player of the Year – are a big reason FC Gold Pride are at the top of the league standings. Marta and Sinclair are not only the top-two goal scorers this season, they are also the top-two goal scorers in the league’s short history (Marta with 20, Sinclair and Abby Wambach tied with 13).
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​On Saturday 17 July, Sinclair scored both goals in a 2:0 victory over Philadelphia Independance. Incidentally, Saturday’s match was celebrated as Canada Day in recognition of FC Gold Pride’s two Canadian stars – Sinclair and defender Candace Chapman. Sinclair’s two goals in the match were scored against Philadelphia goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc, the third Canadian national team member participating in the match.
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​Sinclair is now a two-time winner of the WPS Player of the Week honour, having first been recognized in 2009.
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​Sinclair is Canada’s top professional soccer player, having won five-straight Canadian Player of the Year honours. She is also a four-time nominee for FIFA World Player of the Year honours. Later this year, she will return to action for Canada’s national team as it aims for a fifth-straight qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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