Canada’s Christine Sinclair has achieved almost everything. After turning 40 on June 12, she’s set to embark on a sixth World Cup and is six goals clear of USA’s Abby Wambach as the highest scorer in the history of international football, male or female.
Having found the net a staggering 190 times since her debut for Canada back in 2000, she went into June 68 goals ahead of the men’s record holder, Cristiano Ronaldo. She has also scored in five separate World Cups – only Marta and Ronaldo can match that statistic – and will be aiming to make that six this summer.
In 2021, Sinclair finally won Olympic gold with Canada, sinking Sweden on penalties in Japan – for her country, she’s racked up a
