Sam Kerr has once again been recognised for her continuing good form after being nominated on the shortlist as the Best Fifa Women’s Player of the year
striker is on a list of 14 names with the sport’s governing body also revealing the men’s list on Thursday which has Lionel Messi as its favourite and Cristiano Ronaldo not included for the first time.
Kerr has also finished third in voting behind winner Putellas for the other major global award, the Ballon d’Or Feminin, over the last two years. The Barcelona star Putellas is again on the list despite missing much of last year with injury. Messi also heads a list of 14, featuring 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, two-time winner Robert Lewandowski, Paris St Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.
This time, though, while Messi looked sure to be rewarded for orchestrating Argentina’s World Cup triumph, Ronaldo was not even selected as a contender by a Fifa-appointed panel.
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