Canadian-born U.S. soccer player complains of racial abuse at Toronto game

TORONTO – Sydney Leroux, a Canadian-born U.S. international, has accused fans in Toronto of racially taunting her at Sunday’s Canada-U.S. women’s soccer international.

“When you chant racial slurs, taunt me and talk about my family don’t be mad when I shush you and show pride in what I represent. #america,” Leroux tweeted Monday.

Leroux was born in Vancouver to a Canadian mother and American father, and played for Canada at the youth level before committing to the U.S. in 2008.

She was booed through Sunday’s sold-out game at BMO Field, taking her revenge by scoring in the Americans’ 3-0 win.

In celebrating her goal, she popped out her jersey to show the U.S. crest and put a finger to her mouth as if silencing the crowd.