Christine Sinclair

Canada send Sinclair off with a win against The Matildas

Canada 1-0 Australia By Emma Burke 6/12/23 Above: Clare Hunt for Australia. Photo: Football Australia Australia have been defeated 1-0 by Canada in their final game of 2023, after a lacklustre performance against the most recent Olympic gold medallists. Head coach Tony Gustavsson made ten changes to the starting xi used in the first CanadaContinue reading “Canada send Sinclair off with a win against The Matildas”

Illustrious Legends: Five of the best

by Emmanuel Faith (15/7/23) Above: Canadian legend Christine Sinclair who will be going all out to add to her world record tally of goals at the World Cup at the age of 40. Photo: City News, Toronto. Recently, Impetus published our list of 23 players under the age of 23 that you should watch outContinue reading “Illustrious Legends: Five of the best”

Impetus 2021 Awards

It’s been another great year for women’s football and seven Impetus writers, Ben Gilby, Catherine Paquette, Darrell Allen, Jean-Pierre Thiesset, Kate Tigchelaar, Kieran Yap, and Kris Goman highlight their player, coach, moment, and unsung hero of the year. In true Impetus style, there are representatives from the top flight and grassroots levels of the women’sContinue reading “Impetus 2021 Awards”

Ballon d’Or: Contenders & Predictions

We highlight the contenders for this year’s FIFA Women’s Ballon d’Or and then four members of the Impetus writing team – Ben Gilby, Jean-Pierre Thiesset, Kieran Yap, and Kris Goman discuss who they think deserves the award this year and who they suspect will win. Above: The Ballon d’Or. Photo: FIFA FIFA recently announced theContinue reading “Ballon d’Or: Contenders & Predictions”

Sinclair Verses Seger: A Battle of Legends

Catherine Paquette previews tomorrow’s Olympic Games Gold Medal match between Sweden and Canada by examining it through the lens of each nation’s most experienced players before looking at each side’s biggest threats and summarising what they need to do in order to win. Above: Canada celebrate their semi-final win over the USA. Will they be celebratingContinue reading “Sinclair Verses Seger: A Battle of Legends”