OTTAWA – FIFA has suspended Canadian women’s soccer captain Christine Sinclair four games for “unsporting behaviour” toward officials during game against United States at London Olympics.
The Canadian captain from Burnaby, B.C., scored three goals in the dramatic 4-3 semifinal loss to the United States.
The eventual Olympic champions scored the winning goal in extra time while Canada would go on to take the bronze medal.
Sinclair, who was also fined an undisclosed amount, was quoted after the game as saying the team felt “cheated.”
Her FIFA disciplinary case was heard today in Switzerland.
The Canadian Soccer Association has requested the reasons for judgment and will not comment until they are received and reviewed.
Soccer star Sinclair suspended 4 games by FIFA
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