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Who Is The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016?

World’s football governing body, FIFA has shortlisted 10 candidates for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016. The list was unveiled on Thursday after a careful … Continue reading Who Is The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016?


The Best FIFA Women's Player 2016
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World’s football governing body, FIFA has shortlisted 10 candidates for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016.

The list was unveiled on Thursday after a careful selection by experts from the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The candidates nominated are:

* Camille Abily (France/Olympique Lyonnais)

* Melanie Behringer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)

* Sara Dabritz (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)

* Amandine Henry (France/Portland Thorns)

* Saki Kumagai (Japan/Olympique Lyonnais)

* Carli Lloyd (USA/Houston Dash)

* Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany/1. FFC Frankfurt/Olympique Lyonnais)

* Marta (Brazil/FC Rosengard)

* Lotta Schelin (Sweden/Olympique Lyonnais/ FC Rosengard)

* Christine Sinclair (Canada/Portland Thorns).

The winner would be crowned on January 9, 2017 at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Zurich.

FIFA explained further that the winner would be selected through a combined voting process, in which 50% of the decision would be based on the choices of captains and head coaches from women’s national teams around the world.

“The other 50% will be determined by an online public ballot and submissions from a selected group of over 200 media representatives around the world,” said the football body.