FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2018, file photo, Canada forward Christine Sinclair (12) celebrates at the conclusion of a soccer match against Panama at the CONCACAF women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Andy Jacobsohn, File)
Captain Christine Sinclair calls time on her international career on Tuesday with a final game against Australia at B.C. Place Stadium. Some facts about the 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C.:
— The first concert she attended was the Spice Girls.
— Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” always finds its way onto her playlist the day of a game. It’s been part of her routine since her playing days at the University of Portland.
— After the 2012 Olympics, Sinclair turned down an offer from Paris Saint-Germain to play for the Portland Thorns in the fledgling NWSL. She’s still playing for Portland.
— A Toronto Blue Jays fan — and former baseball player — she wears former Jays second baseman Roberto Alomar’s No. 12.
— Sinclair has a tattoo of a running Maple Leaf on her back, from a road trip with University of Portland teammates to Victoria. And a tattoo of a small V – for veterans – that she and fellow Canadian veterans like Sophie Schmidt, Allysha Chapman, Desiree Scott, Erin McLeod and Stephanie Labbe all got on a trip to Montreal.
— Sinclair still has the gold medal ball from the Tokyo Olympics.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 4, 2023.
