_Christine Sinclair suspensa por 4 jogos pela FIFA

FIFA opened an investigation into undisclosed events involving Christine Sinclair after Canada lost its semi-final against the United States

Jogadora canadiana foi suspensa, resultado das declarações após o jogo com os EUA nas meias-finais dos Jogos Olímpicos em Londres.

Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair has been suspended for four games and hit with a fine for an undisclosed incident at the London Olympics.

FIFA, the sport’s governing body, opened an investigation in August, after Canada lost a heated semi-final match against the United States, a 4-3 defeat marked by questionable decisions made by Norwegian referee Christiana Pedersen. Several of those decisions enraged Canadian players, including Sinclair.

According to a release distributed Friday by the Canadian Soccer Association, Sinclair was being punished by FIFA “for displaying unsporting behaviour towards match officials after the match.”

It still remains unclear whether that behaviour refers to comments made to reporters after the game, or a different incident away from the notebooks and tape recorders. Sinclair was not the only Canadian player to give voice to the team’s displeasure, especially after Pedersen issued a rarely seen delay of game against goalkeeper Erin McLeod that led to a tying goal.

Notícia: sports.nationalpost.com