A representative from the local Women’s World Cup organizing committee surprised the star forward from Burnaby, B.C., with a bouquet before training. While a favourite among the team, cake is a rare treat, according to Schmidt. Sinclair, who shares her birthday with Cameroon’s Michaela Abam (22) and Marthe Ongmahan (27) and Thailand’s Orathai Srimanee (31), is the seventh-oldest player at this World Cup. Competing in her fifth World Cup, tying Karina LeBlanc’s Canadian record, Sinclair is four goals from surpassing retired American Abby Wambach’s world record of 184. A World Cup or Olympics often means a team is in a bubble for weeks, shuttling between hotel and training.

Source: thestar June 12, 2019 22:51 UTC