If you are interested in female advancement and equal opportunities for women, consider watching the remaining matches of the women's soccer World Cup in Australia. Overnight, the quarter final match between host country Australia (the Matildas) and France was one of the most iconic sporting clashes (female or male) that I have seen. Canada's women were bundled out of the tournament 4-0 by the Matildas, but are the reigning Olympic champions and we have Christine Sinclair as our ambassador for the game. Sinclair is a noble and gifted athlete from Burnaby BC. She is a role model for all youngsters and the world's highest goal scorer. More goals than even Messi and Ronaldo. I love football (soccer) and I love how the women's game has attained such high quality at the elite level. I have many connections to the game, including being the business manager for a young Canadian female player who is currently making the jump from university to play professionally in Spain. We found her an agent in Europe, had meetings with the agent earlier this year in Montpellier, France, and are almost finished negotiating terms with her new club. Canada's governing body Soccer Canada is in disarray though because of inept management. Nonetheless, the women are one of the world's elite teams and the men played in their the second ever World Cup last year after a sudden improvement of form under an inspiring coach (John Herman), who moved to the men's program after elevating the Canadian women's squad. Let's give the women's game a boost and throw our support behind the national team. And let's watch some iconic athletes Down Under at a tournament that is now at the semi final stage. The final matchups are: Spain v Sweden (Tuesday) Australia v. England (Wednesday) Australia v England, the old colonial rivalry, will be a barn burner! UPDATE...congratulations 2023 Women's Football World Champions Spain. And a special shout-out to England goalkeeper Mary Earps who delivered the loudest F-Bomb ever seen but not heard on live television after saving a Spanish penalty in the final. You didn't need to be a lip-reader to figure out that Earps was rather chuffed with herself. I've no idea who the F-Bomb was directed at. It was more of a cosmic curse ridding herself of life's unearthly baggage in a moment of unbridled relief and joy. Look it up., It will make you feel better.
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