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Barcelona's Alexia Putellas and England's coach Sarina Wiegman were named the Women's player and coach of the year.
On Monday, Barcelona superstar Alexia Putellas retained her The Best FIFA Women’s Player title at a glamorous ceremony held in Paris, France.
It became the second consecutive win for the back-to-back Ballon d’Or winner who previously won the award in 2021.
The selection criteria for the women's players of the year considered the achievements of 14 players during the period from August 7, 2021, to July 31, 2022.
For The Best FIFA Women’s Coach title, England's Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman was named as the winner ahead of Lyon's Sonia Bomapstor and Brazil's Pia Sundhage.
While these three made the final shortlist announced on February 9, Chelsea's Emma Hayes, Germany's Martina Voss-Tecklenburg and Canada's Bev Priestman were other women's team coaches originally nominated for the title.
To win the Women's Player award, Putellas beat United States' Alex Morgan, and Beth Mead, who had helped England to win their maiden European Women's championships.
How did Super Falcons captain vote for the awards?
Super Falcons captain Onome Ebi opted for the 29-year-old Spanish midfielder as the number one pick for the Women's Player award, while also naming Wiegman as her number one pick for Women's coach.
Ebi's picks for The Best FIFA Women’s Player
- Alexia Putellas
- Aitana Bonmati
- Wendie Renard
Ebi's picks for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
- Sarina Wiegman
- Emma Hayes
- Sonia Bompastor
How did Super Falcons coach vote for the awards?
Nigeria's coach Randy Waldrum on his part, opted for England's Mead as his player option, while repeating Wiegman as his coach option.
Waldrum's picks for The Best FIFA Women’s Player
- Beth Mead
- Sam Kerr
- Alexia Putellas
Waldrum's picks for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
- Sarina Wiegman
- Bev Priestman
- Emma Hayes
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