Canada’s Sinclair best women’s soccer player in world, says U.S. goalkeeper

WINNIPEG – U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo says Canada’s Christine Sinclair is the best women’s soccer player in the world.

Solo ranks Sinclair above Brazil’s Marta — a five-time FIFA World Player of the Year — and even her own teammate Abby Wambach, who has scored more goals than Sinclair or anyone else in women’s soccer.

Solo says Sinclair has been held back because she hasn’t had the support players she needs, although she feels that is changing.

But she ranks her as the best because she plays equally well on either side of the ball and reads the game so well.

Solo spoke to reporters today as the U.S. prepares for Thursday’s friendly against Canada at Investors Group Field.

The rivalry between the teams has taken on more of an edge since the U.S. beat Canada in the semifinals at the 2012 Olympics, but Sinclair says the real goal remains peaking when the World Cup is held here in 2015.