Portland Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair and midfielder Amandine Henry were among 10 women to have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016 by experts from the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The following ten women (in alphabetical order) are contenders for the title of The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016:
Camille Abily (France/Olympique Lyonnais), Melanie Behringer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Sara Däbritz (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Amandine Henry (France/Portland Thorns FC), Saki Kumagai (Japan/Olympique Lyonnais), Carli Lloyd (USA/Houston Dash), Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany/1.