Christine Sinclair, Canadian Soccer Star, Blames Referees for Loss to U.S.
by Hilton Hater at .American fans may still be celebrating Alex Morgan's game-winning goal, which sent the United States into a Gold Medal showdown with Japan on Thursday.
But Christine Sinclair, who netted a hat trick for Canada in this semifinal soccer matchup, has a very different reaction to the outcome. She feels screwed by the referees.
"We're disappointed and upset. We felt that the referee took it away from us," the Canadian captain tells the AFP. "We feel like we didn't lose, we feel like it was taken from us. It's a shame in a game like that, which is so important, that the ref decided the result before the game started."
Sinclair's beef stems from two key penalties called against Canada: First, a very unusual time-wasting penalty was called against goalie Erin McLeod. It resulted in a free kick for the U.S., which led to another controversial call, this one a hand ball.
"In an important match it's a disappointment that the referee had such an impact on it. We feel cheated," Sinclair said.
Canadian coach John Herdman backs up his star, referring to the whistle blows as "bizarre" and adding: "If the United States were honest, they'd know they got lucky."
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Comments (13 Total)
Read what the unbiased English "football" (that's what the folks who invented the game call it) press says about the game itself, the result, the referee and Christine Sinclair. This petty Canadian/American bickering makes us both look small in a normally disinterested Europe that is already calling what both teams did together - the best women's football match, ever!!! And they are right, too. It is somewhat ironic though, that even if the American women win the top prize tomorrow, it will not be much of a story as they have been expected to win all along. No, the big story of the 2012 Olympic soccer tournament will be Christine Sinclair's instant of classic a perfomance at the Old Trafford and how/why she was still denied a shot at the gold medal. Should Canada capture the bronze, however, the world will know she's 'golden', eh? GO CANADA!!! GO USA, too!!! ( :-)
Not our fault your taxed up the a-- in the states, here when you win the lottery you keep IT ALL. Anyways your USA coach even stated she has never seen that call used in soccer and the Ref HAS been removed from the next 2 games !!! FACT.
Oh, Canada, Oh, Canada, quit whining, you lost, get over it. Just think of all the tv shows and films, you guys stole from the United States, by undercutting our tax credit.
Well i wouldnt have wanted to be on USA bus, did ya see what some of those girls looked like. YEZHHHH
Geez isnt that odd , today that Ref that did the canada vs USA (cheaters) match has been pulled from the remaining games....HHMMMM isnt that just weird !!!