Obviously, Sinclair said Friday at the press conference following Canada’s 2-1 win for the bronze medal, “the lack of support” in this machismo-heavy nation is well-known and hopefully things will change. “As a fan of women’s football,” she said, “I hope it does change — they deserve it.”But this country has seen this chance to grow the women’s game before, and squandered it. Asked again about the situation, Brazilian head coach Vadao said his team played the sort of game “that is everything football is about — they scored a lot (in the tournament), they were strong, they’re physically fit. Where in Canada fully a third of all soccer players are girls and women, in Brazil, girls and women make up only one per cent of players. Vadao, who has coached many big-name men’s teams in Brazil, said he’d love to continue at the helm of the women’s squad, but is signed only to the end of the Rio Games.

Source: National Post August 19, 2016 23:15 UTC