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The 100 Best Female Footballers in the World is an annual global ranking of the best female footballers.The list was started by The Offside Rule podcast in 2016. Since 2018 it has also been published in association with the British newspaper The Guardian who have published the male equivalent since its inception in 2012.
Ana Maria Marković (born 9 November 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club S.C. Braga and the Croatia national team. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Early life
A small, quick, yet sturdy and tenacious player, [62] who is regarded by many in the sport as the greatest female footballer of all time, Marta is renowned for her flair, quick feet, and exceptional skill on the ball, which has earned her comparisons with Ronaldinho, [63] Romário, [64] and also Pelé, who himself dubbed her as Pelé with skirts.
The Best FIFA Women's Player is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. [1] From 2001 to 2015, the award was known as the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.
BBC Sport profiles Barcelona and Norway winger Caroline Graham Hansen, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 award.
She was named Women's Supporters' Player of the Season for 2021–22. [ 23 ] In July 2022, she signed a one-year contract extension with Aston Villa for the 2022–23 season, having made 23 appearances and scoring four goals during her first season at the club.
BBC Sport profiles San Diego Wave and United States defender Naomi Girma, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 award.
Morgan was the youngest player on the U.S. national team that placed second in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. On July 13, 2011, she scored her first FIFA Women's World Cup goal in the 82nd minute of the semi-final matchup against France, giving the U.S. a 3–1 lead and