![]() The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Paris on February 28.īut while Kerr may have missed out on this individual accolade, she will have a potential shot at revenge in the 2023 Women's Champions League competition after the quarterfinal draw was announced on Friday night. In the men's and women's coaches category, Lionesses boss and Euros winner Sarina Wiegman is odds-on favourite to win the award ahead of Brazil's Pia Sundhage and Lyon's Sonia Bompastor, while Lionel Scaloni, who masterminded Argentina's men's World Cup win last year, is favourite ahead of Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola. Meanwhile, Beth Mead, who led the scoring at the 2022 Women's European Championships, and Alex Morgan, who did the same in the CONCACAF Women's Championship, have both been rewarded for being their respective tournament's most valuable player in competitions where their nations took home the title. The striker was crowned England's golden boot winner as she helped power Chelsea to a domestic league and Cup double, while also becoming Australia's all-time leading goal scorer (men or women) as she finished February's Asian Cup as the tournament's top scorer. ![]() While last year's FIFA Best winner Putellas was somewhat puzzlingly selected after missing much of the year through injury, Kerr never stopped scoring for Chelsea and the Matildas. The Matildas captain finished runner-up in last year's FIFA Best Women's Player - her highest ever finish following a record-breaking season with Chelsea and Australia - but has not even made the top three this time around, beaten by Spain captain Alexia Putellas, England's Beth Mead, and USA's Alex Morgan.Īs Lionel Messi looks certain to lift the equivalent men's award ahead of fellow finalists Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema, Kerr may be forgiven for wondering what more she had to do to make the final shortlist that was announced on Saturday morning. ![]()
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