By Larry Fine
(Reuters) - Sydney Leroux, the Canadian-born striker on the U.S. national soccer team, has been jeered in her native country before but vows not to let that distract her at the Women's World Cup.
"That’s a pretty crazy story. To come into Canada, see my friends and family and be wearing an American jersey," she told reporters recently at a media day for the women's team, which begins play on Monday against Australia in Winnipeg.
"That’s obviously going to be emotional but I wouldn’t change it for the world."
Leroux, a high-profile U.