Canadian captain Christine Sinclair up for FIFA player of the year award again
TORONTO — Fresh from leading Canada to bronze at the Rio Olympics, Christine Sinclair is one of 10 players shortlisted for FIFA women’s player of the year.
It marks the eighth such nomination of a long and distinguished career that has seen the 33-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., score 165 international goals, second only to retired American Abby Wambach’s 184.
The Canadian captain was also shortlisted in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013. She finished fifth in the 2012 voting.
The other candidates this year are Camille Abily (France), Melanie Behringer (Germany), Sara Dabritz (Germany), Amandine Henry (France), Saki Kumagai (Japan), Carli Lloyd (U.S.), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany), Marta (Brazil) and Lotta Schelin (Sweden).