It's Friday and I'm a little pressed for time since I have a week off next week and I am trying to get all my work finished before heading out for the weekend. So for today, in light of the recent women's international friendlies as teams ramp up for this summer's Women's World Cup, I thought about sharing a few previous posts discussing the history, growth and presence of women's soccer in Canada and internationally.
We are on the cusp of having one of our own ( if you are Canadian) becoming women's soccer leading all time scorer at the international level. Christine Sinclair needs 7 goals to surpass Abby Wambaugh and take over the top spot. This will be a great accomplishment given the longevity of her career but the fact that for many years she did not have the supporting cast that players from other countries did. For many people, especially younger type, there is the perception that women's soccer at the international level started in 1999 with the World Cup that took place in the US. This is in large part due to the fact that it was the first World Cup that was extensively marketed and covered ( being in the US ) and of course got tons of residual post competition coverage because the Americans won. However, women's soccer has been around for a long time, at both the domestic and international levels and today I wanted to reshare a few previous posts. So hopefully you will take the time to click on the links below and read through them history-of-womens-soccer-in-canada.html history-of-the-canadas-womens-national-soccer-team.html the-growth-and-exposure-of-womens-soccer-myth-or-reality.html womens-soccer-is-mainstream.html some-stereotypical-differences-between-womens-and-mens-teams.html best-refs-at-the-womens-world-cup.html some-stereotypical-differences-between-womens-and-mens-teams.html
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