Two BC Icons Inducted to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
British Columbia's very own Christine Sinclair and Michelle Pye will forever be enshrined as honoured members of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame for the significant contributions they made to the soccer landscape in Canada. Pye will initially be celebrated on May 3rd at the Canada Soccer Awards Banquet in Niagara Falls while Sinclair will be honoured at an upcoming Women’s National Team match this summer.
MICHELLE PYE
Michelle Pye served on the FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees across 11 years from 2007 through 2017, including a notable appointment to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. She was appointed as a referee to the 2016 Concacaf Olympic Qualifiers as well as four FIFA youth tournaments, from the FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and Papua New Guinea. In club football, she was in the middle for Canada Soccer’s 2006 National Championships Final in Surrey as well as the 2012 USL W-League Championship Final in Ottawa.
CHRISTINE SINCLAIR
Christine Sinclair won an Olympic Gold Medal in 2021 after captaining Canada to a Concacaf Championship, a Pan American Games Gold Medal, and back-to-back Olympic Bronze Medals. She was a 14-time Canada Soccer Player of the Year and two-time Canadian Athlete of the Year. At the pro level, she won multiple league and playoff titles in both the WPS and NWSL, notably a three-time NWSL Championship winner with Portland Thorns FC. At her best in 2012, she set a Canada record with 23 goals in 22 matches and was the top scorer at the London 2012 Olympic Games. An appointed Officer in the Order of Canada, she set a world record by scoring 190 international “A” goals across her career. Sinclair was unanimously confirmed through extraordinary selection by the Canada Soccer Heritage & Hall of Fame Committee, allowing for expedited induction without traditional waiting periods.
The Canada Soccer Hall of Fame honours Canadian players that have played the game with excellence at the international and club level. With the new Class of 2025, the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame now recognises 147 players, 13 coaches, 11 officials, and 45 builders as honoured members. Honoured members, by their achievements and passion, have made a positive impact on soccer in Canada and have left a legacy for the sport in our country and around the world.
For more information on the 2025 Canada Soccer Hall of Fame induction class, click here.
BC Soccer Association
Established in 1904, BC Soccer is the largest provincial sports organization (PSO) in BC and the third largest soccer-specific PSO in Canada with over 150,000 participants, consisting of registered players, coaches, referees, administrators and soccer leaders. As a professional not-for-profit society and a member of Canada Soccer, BC Soccer is committed to providing the widest opportunities for existing and potential participants, as well as provide support in the most effective and appropriate way for current players, parents, volunteers, member clubs, leagues, and districts.
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BC Soccer believes that everyone involved in soccer has the right to participate in safe and inclusive environments free of abuse, harassment, discrimination, and to enjoy the sport at whatever level or capacity they participate in. The welfare of everyone involved in soccer is the foremost consideration and in particular, the protection of children in the sport is the responsibility of everyone involved.