Hope Solo: Christine Sinclair is "the best player in the world" | The Backcut

"I've said for a long time that I believe, in my humble opinion, that Christine Sinclair is the best player in the world."

These are the words of Seattle Reign FC and USWNT goalkeeper Hope Solo, a player who is surrounded by the likes of Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, and other U.S. stars on a regular basis.

Talking with Canada's cbc.ca ahead of the Canada-U.S. friendly in Winnepeg, Solo went on to talk about Sinclair beating out the likes of another global superstar in Brazil's Marta

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Along with the friendly, Thorns fans will get to see the two match up again this weekend when Portland hosts the Seattle Reign at Providence Park at 4:00pm PT (TICKETS).