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Carli Lloyd Undeservedly Wins FIFA Women’s Player of Year

FIFA needs to change the way it handles voting for the Women’s Player of the Year. The organization has shown no respect for the women’s soccer game. And may never be able to solve problems within the historically corrupt organization.

Can we fix this mess that is called FIFA, please?

Let’s start from the beginning, and look at the 10 finalists for the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year. From FIFA’s site, here were the 10 finalists.

The candidates, in alphabetical order, are:

  • Camille Abily (France/Olympique Lyonnais)
  • Melanie Behringer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)
  • Sara Däbritz (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)
  • Amandine Henry (France/Portland Thorns)
  • Saki Kumagai (Japan/Olympique Lyonnais)
  • Carli Lloyd (USA/Houston Dash)
  • Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany/1.