On the eve of her retirement from international competition, Ryan Reynolds has extended an invitation to Christine Sinclair, the all-time leading goalscorer for Canada, to join Wrexham.
Consequently, what happened?
Tuesday in Vancouver against Australia is the final game of striker Sinclair’s illustrious international career. Over the course of her career, the 40-year-old has scored 190 goals for Canada, helping her team win three Olympic medals, including gold at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games. Before that historic retirement, Reynolds, a fellow countryman and co-owner of Wrexham, wondered whether the legendary Portland Thorns player might think about collaborating with Wrexham Women, who now hold the second-place position in Wales’ premier women’s league, the Adran Premier.
RYAN REYNOLDS’ QUOTES
Reynolds’ video during Sinclair’s CBC interview stated: “Going forward in your career to Wrexham, it’s huge for the town, the club.” I believe you will likely be the main factor in future developments up in North Wales.”
A little taken aback, Sinclair agreed and joked, “For the right amount of money I could go,” adding that she enjoyed Reynolds’ Aviation American Gin gin and his Welcome to Wrexham act.
Reynolds went on, “I truly wanted to thank you for everything. I wanted to express my gratitude for inspiring myself, my children, and children of all ages in Canada and around the globe. You are amazing, and you are deserving of every accolade imaginable. I’m soooo loving you.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Sinclair is a legend in Canadian sport and her final match on Tuesday is expected to draw in more than 40,000 at BC Place, which which will be re-named Sinclair Place for the day. She will have likely encouraged many young girls to get into the sport and try to emulate her unprecedented success.
WHAT NEXT?
Sinclair will consider her next steps in life after her retirement from the game in the coming days. It seems there is an offer for her to be at Wrexham in some capacity from fellow Vancouver native Reynolds.
