Christine Sinclair, one of the founding players for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League, announced Friday she's retiring from the game.
Sinclair will finish out the season with the Thorns. Portland plans to honour her before the final regular season home game on Nov.
1. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., retired from the Canadian national team last year, finishing her international career as the world's top goal scorer among both women and men with 190 goals.
Sinclair is among just three active players in the National Women's Soccer League who have played for the same team since the league launched in 2013.
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