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The history-making Canadian women's soccer team could add to its legacy.
Three stalwarts of the gold-medal-winning side are up for the Ballon d'Or, presented to the world's top soccer player — the first time Canadians have been nominated for the prestigious award.
About the nominees:
1) Ashley Lawrence (Paris Saint-Germain)
At 26, the multi-positional Lawrence already has 101 caps for Canada and was one of the team's most important players at Tokyo 2020.
Canada Soccer's player of the year in 2019, Lawrence was also part of the Paris Saint-Germain side that won a historic French league title last season.
2) Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns)
Captain Canada at 38 is the oldest nominee and her lifetime accomplishments tower over the field of contenders.
She has Olympic gold and two bronze medals as the Canadians stood on the Olympic podium back-to-back-to-back.
International football's all-time leading scorer with 188 goals, Sinclair became the second player to score at five separate FIFA Women's World Cups in 2019 (Brazil's Marta is the other).
This season, she led her club team to the Women's International Champions Cup as well as the NWSL's Challenge Cup and Supporters' Shield.
3) Jessie Fleming (Chelsea)
Fleming's goal off a penalty kick in a 1-0 semifinal win over the Americans in Tokyo will go down as one of the seminal moments in Canadian soccer history.
It was just the fourth time in 62 meetings that Canada defeated the U.S. and the first time since 2001. It also helped heal the wounds of the controversial 4-3 loss in the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympics.
For the club, Fleming joined a stacked Chelsea last season, winning the Women's Super League and FA Cup.
Other nominees in the race:
Kadidiatou Diani (PSG)
Fran Kirby (Chelsea)
Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona)
Christiane Endler (Lyon)
Irene Paredes (PSG, Barcelona)
Lieke Martens (Barcelona)
Sandra Panos ( Barcelona)
Viviane Miedema (Arsenal)
Ellen White (Manchester City)
Pernille Harder (Chelsea )
Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage)
Wendie Renard (LyonL)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG)
Stina Blackstenius (Häcken)
Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Source: CBC Sports