FIFA have announced the names of players and coaches who have made the shortlists for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Coach of the year for women’s football for 2012.
The final decision will be made by the captains and head coaches of the women’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football.
Here is the women’s football shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2012:
Nominations for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2012:
Camille Abily (France),
Miho Fukumoto (Japan),
Carli Lloyd (USA),
Marta (Brazil),
Aya Miyama (Japan),
Alex Morgan (USA),
Megan Rapinoe (USA),
Homare Sawa (Japan),
Christine Sinclair (Canada),
Abby Wambach (USA).
Nominations for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football 2012:
Bruno Bini (France/France national team),
John Herdman (England/Canada national team),
Patrice Lair (France/Olympique Lyonnais),
Maren Meinert (Germany/Germany U-20 national team),
Silvia Neid (Germany/Germany national team),
Hope Powell (England/England national team),
Norio Sasaki (Japan/Japan national team),
Pia Sundhage (Sweden/USA national team),
Steve Swanson (USA/USA U-20 national team),
Hiroshi Yoshida (Japan/Japan U-20/U-17 national teams).
In the November, FIFA will announce the names of three player of the year nominees and three coach of the year nominees who have received the most votes.
© Women’s Soccer United
What are your views? Who would make your top three and who deserves to win? Leave your comments below
Perhaps I was stung by this part in particular.
” I’m very, very worried about her for her future in Bundesliga if she can’t be better against German players.”
Please forgive me if I sounded accusing. I was just afraid general public (who perhaps do not know her as you do) jump to a conclusion Asuna is far below the standard required in Germany. She MAY be, of course. We just saw recently that Ohno (yes, that Ohno) did not meet the standard required in France after all. But such appraisal must be based on the cases she is used “properly.” And I do not count yesterday’s game as one. Again, my very personal view.
What league do Morgan and Wambach play in?
Louisa Necib actually played and contributed to more games than the traveling Nike commercial called USWNT.
Sinclair outplayed all three selections in the year’s biggest tournament.
I’m actually a US fan, but I believe you have to play competitions and perform well to be a finalist as the best.
In my opinion, Carli won the Gold medal. But what do I know. I only watched most of the games these players played in.
@Ken – In 1957, Di Stefano was Spanish after having been Argentinian, then… Colombian (he played successively for both NT, then for Spain from 1957 to 1961).
Same case for Omar Sivori, Argentinian (and international) who became Italian and played for the Squadra Azzura in 1961 and… won the Ballon d’Or the same year.
George Weah (Liberia) was the first “pure” non-European player to win the BO in 1995 (but playing, according to the rules, in Europe – PSG then Milan).
From 1991, the FIFA named a Best Player of the Year in concurrence with the Ballon d’Or. But while the Ballon d’Or was strictly reserved to players playing in Europe, the FIFA award was for the whole wild world. But actually, nobody playing out of Europe was never nominated, with only one exception , Riquelme (Boca Juniors).
In 2010, the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA award merged and became the Ballon d’Or FIFA.
There was no original Ballon d’Or for Women’s Football. Only FIFA Best Player of the Year, from 2001. The first winner was Mia Hamm (2001, 2002), then Birgit Prinz (2003, 2004, 2005) and five times 2nd, Marta five consecutive times (2006-2010), and Homare Sawa (2011).
I think, they just need a Goalkeeper to Replace Hope Solo on the List, because of the Drug Issue.