- Players ‘taking job action’ over equity and budget concerns
- Team captain Sinclair: ‘I cannot represent this association’
- Men’s team players ‘wholeheartedly support’ women’s side
The Canadian women’s football team captain, Christine Sinclair, has told media in Canada that the team is on strike over pay equity issues and budget cuts.
In a joint statement posted by the Canadian Soccer Players’ Association (CSPA) on Twitter on Friday, national team players said they are “outraged and deeply concerned” by alleged funding cuts in a scathing attack on Canada Soccer, headlined: “The time is now, we are taking job action.”
