International soccer legend Burnaby’s Christine Sinclair will be in the house when the new soccer documentary The Pitch screens at The York Theatre on Oct. 22 (7 p.m.).

The new film tells the story of the birth of the Northern Super League , Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league through the lens of Canadian soccer icon Diana Matheson, who was instrumental in the launching of the league. Article content Article content Article content

After the film screens there will be a Q&A panel with Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michèle Hozer, Olympic medallist and Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame member Matheson and Vancouver Rise FC co-owner and legend Sinclair, an Olympic Medalist and the world’s all-time leader for international goals scored for men or women with 190 goals.

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