France Football magazine has awarded the Ballon d’Or, annually and uninterruptedly since 1956. The award is considered the highest individual honor at a football level in the world. From 2009, until 2016, the Ballon d’Or was merged with the FIFA World Player counterpart award.
However, it was not until 2018 that the French magazine decided to grant this recognition to women’s football. In the first edition the Norwegian Ada Hegerberg took it; In 2019 it was for the American Megan Rapinoe and the last this year it was the Catalan Alexia Putellas. But, if the award had been awarded in recent years, who could have been those other winners?
The captain of the Canadian team and Portland Thorns player has received many accolades throughout her footballing career. She has been recognized as the Canadian Player of the Decade in 2019 and Canada’s Most Valuable Player for several years. In his 15 years playing for the Canadian national team, Sinclair participated in five women’s world championships. She was nominated twice for the Ballon d’Or, in 2018 and 2021. She might as well have hers.
The Swedish Chelsea defender and captain of her team won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the bronze medal at the 2019 World Cup. In 2018, her first year at Chelsea, she won the League. It was several times nominated for different awards.
In 2020, the captain of the Danish team became the most expensive transfer in women’s football. I was chosen as the best player in the world in 2020 by The Guardian. She was multiple times recognized as the most valuable player of the year in Denmark. In 2018 and 2020 she was elected UEFA’s best player. The only thing missing is that precious Ballon d’Or for which it was nominated.
The 27-year-old midfielder for the German national team and OL Reign already has many achievements in her career. Fe, a gold medalist with his team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, won the Champions League 4 times with Olympique Lyonnais and the national tournament seven times. She has been recognized multiple times as the most valuable player in Germany. Another that could have its Ballon d’Or in the showcase.
The Orlando Pride forward and one of the captains of the United States team, along with Llyod and Rapinoe, has been nominated for the Ballon d’Or in its second edition and also for the FIFA awards but was not awarded.
The São Paulo forward of the first division of the Brasileirao Femenino was also nominated in two editions of the FIFA awards. She is the top scorer in the Copa Libertadores along with Catalina Usme and is the top scorer in the World Cup. He scored eleven goals in the World Cups and fourteen in the Olympic Games with the national team. Another who could have his Ballon d’Or.
The English defender of Manchester and her national team does not need many more awards either, she won The Best FIFA award last year, she was chosen several times by different media as the player of the year, in 2015 she received the award for best English player of the season , she was nominated twice for the Ballon d’Or, however she has not yet won her own.
The level of the Olympique de Lyon defender has been high for a long time. The French footballer has played at the club since 2006 and was crowned seven times as the Champions League champion. Her career has made her an undisputed benchmark for both her team and her national team. She was nominated in all three editions for the Ballon d’Or, if she had started a few years earlier, there is no doubt that she would be another winner. And you still have time to take one home.
The NJ / NY Gotham FC midfielder and the historic US team won the Olympic gold medal twice (2008 and 2012), twice lifted the World Cup with her team, in 2015 and 2019. She also won the Player award of the year from FIFA in 2015 and 2016. He could clearly have his Ballon d’Or.
It’s not that Marta needs more awards but it would be nice to see her receive a Ballon d’Or. It could have been, although the Orlando Pride forward and captain of the Brazilian team won the FIFA World Player six times (in 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 and 2018).
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