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Christine Sinclair named QMI Agency's Canadian female athlete of the year
By DAVE POLLARD, QMI Agency


Christine Sinclair during Canada's semifinal match against USA at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aug. 6, 2012. (ANDREA COMAS/Reuters)


Christine Sinclair is the most dominant soccer player, male or female, this country has ever produced.

Period. End of discussion.

How could you argue otherwise after even a casual glance at her sporting resume?

Thirteen years with the national team. Ten-time winner as Canadian female player of the year, including nine in a row. Nominee for the FIFA world player of the year six times. Third on the all-time world scoring list with 143 goals in 190 international matches. Winner of the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete, a first for any soccer player.

Oh, and she's also the owner of one Olympic bronze medal, a shiny reminder of Canada's success at the 2012 Games in London.

But there's one other nifty little award for the girl with the golden boots.














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