Canada captain Christine Sinclair challenges Canada Soccer to step up in new memoir

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Christine Sinclair reviews her distinguished soccer career and lays down a challenge for the future in her new memoir “Playing the Long Game.”

The Canada captain says it’s high time for Canada Soccer, the sport’s domestic governing body, to ensure an equal playing field for women. That includes establishing a women’s domestic pro league so the Canadian women don’t get passed by other countries.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“I think it will get done quickly, especially with the men’s World Cup just around the corner,” she said. Canada Soccer has only recently started to improve travel conditions for the women, she said, and has agreed to make that part of the new contract. “It was painful at times. But I’m thankful for doing it,” she said. “Because there’s just certain things I haven’t thought about in years — certain tournaments and games and memories that Stephen obviously helped pry into. I’m grateful for that because I feel like as athletes we’re so focused on the next game and the next tournament that we don’t sometimes look back.“Playing the Game” is an easy read, focused primarily on her career with Canada.

She gives Pellerud plenty of kudos, from bringing her into the senior team to advocating for the women within Canada Soccer and moving the program forward.Article content

 

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