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The sea of Marmara shimmered to my right, a pod of dolphins played improbably in the ferry-and tankers-choked Bosporus strait, and minarets pierced my jet-lag fog on my first Istanbul evening.

ISTANBUL -- The sea of Marmara shimmered to my right, a pod of dolphins played improbably in the ferry-and tankers-choked Bosporus strait, and minarets pierced my jet-lag fog on my first Istanbul evening.

Carrie Serwetnyk, who grew up in Mississauga and was the first woman ever inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, is one of the pioneers of the "beautiful game" in this country.