Canada has always underachieved at the World Cup and overachieved at the Olympics. Don't know why the performances during those two tournaments are so different but that's how it has been.
The rest of the world are pouring large amounts of money into the women's game and have caught up and surpassed Canada. While our top end talent is thriving, we desperately need a professional league to develop those players who are outside of the elite. We can no longer rely on an elite talent like Sinclair and we don't have anyone even close to her level right now.
Hopefully this Project 8 league that is public is that league, and hopefully people open their wallets and support it with their money. Like everything else in Canadian soccer, that is how the game will grow.
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