American soccer legend and two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach congratulated Christine Sinclair and the Canadian national team on their gold-medal win on Saturday.
In a video Wambach’s wife, author Glennon Doyle, posted to Twitter, the two-time Olympic gold medalist delivered a heartfelt message to the Canadian captain.
“Sincy, nobody deserves it more than you, sister,” Wambach said.
“Congratulations to all of Canada, all of the players, also all the players who built the program,” she continued. “The Charmaine Hoopers, the Tancredis, the Sophie Schmidts. You guys are all part of this win.”
From the 🇺🇸🐐 to the 🇨🇦🐐@AbbyWambach congratulates @sincy12 and @CanadaSoccerEN on their #Tokyo2020 gold medal!🥇🎥: @GlennonDoyle pic.twitter.com/jL4ywCYGBr— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 6, 2021
From the 🇺🇸🐐 to the 🇨🇦🐐@AbbyWambach congratulates @sincy12 and @CanadaSoccerEN on their #Tokyo2020 gold medal!🥇🎥: @GlennonDoyle pic.twitter.com/jL4ywCYGBr
Wambach also wrote a congratulatory message to Team Canada on Twitter.
Sinclair, 38, said after the game Friday that she hasn’t thought about her playing future with the Canadian national team beyond the victory tour.
“I haven’t thought about it. I’m not gonna make a decision out of joy or pain, depending on how this tournament ended,” she said. “I never do that.”
Congratulations to @CanadaSoccerEN and the entire team:) @sincy12 @_jessiefleming carried this team, and we can’t forget all who have help build this program from the beginning. @bev_priestman is coach of the tourney and year for me! Y’all have earned that GOLD:)— Abby Wambach (@AbbyWambach) August 6, 2021
Congratulations to @CanadaSoccerEN and the entire team:) @sincy12 @_jessiefleming carried this team, and we can’t forget all who have help build this program from the beginning. @bev_priestman is coach of the tourney and year for me! Y’all have earned that GOLD:)