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MELBOURNE, Australia, July 31 (Reuters) – Canada’s Olympic champions are heading home from the Women’s World Cup stunned and heartbroken – and still without a medal in the tournament from eight appearances.
The Canadians, who were wildly inconsistent this tournament, crumpled in a 4-0 loss to Australia on Monday that likely robbed talisman Christine Sinclair the opportunity of ever climbing the World Cup podium in her illustrious career.
Sinclair, the face of Canadian soccer for two decades, has not announced her immediate plans, but at age 40 she is one of the oldest players in the game. The end of an era seems imminent.
The seventh-ranked Canadians were…