Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair honoured by FIFA for record goal-scoring

The world governing body of soccer honoured Canada captain Christine Sinclair on Monday for her record goal-scoring.

FIFA presented the 38-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., the world’s all-time leading scorer, with the Best FIFA Special Award for Women’s Football during its awards gala in Zurich.

Sinclair, who led Canada to Olympic gold in Tokyo last summer, has 188 goals in 308 international appearances. She also has 53 assists in Canadian colours.

Sinclair scored her record-breaking 185th goal against St. Kitts and Nevis on Jan. 29, 2020, at the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying championship in Edinburg, Texas. That beat American Abby Wambach’s record