Brazil’s Marta nominated for FIFA Women’s World Player award

PanARMENIAN.Net - FIFA and France Football have announced the names of the players and coaches for FIFA Women’s World Player and FIFA World Coach of the Year awards, FIFA official website reported.

The final decisions will be made, as usual, by the captains and head coaches of the women’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football.

Brazil’s Marta, the 5-time winner of the award, was included in the list along with the following nominees:

Camille Abily (France), Miho Fukumoto (Japan), Carli Lloyd (USA), Aya Miyama (Japan), Alex Morgan (USA), Megan Rapinoe (USA), Homare Sawa (Japan), Christine Sinclair (Canada), Abby Wambach (USA).

The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team) are in contention 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).