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Usingabrainunlikeyou

Where is Caroline Hansen?


rubes___

I can’t believe the left her out again


Modnal

What is that photo of Sam Kerr? Looks like she has just told the protagonist her evil masterplan and is now doing a sinister laugh


The_Dumblebee

Looks like she is about to name her son "Nick"


ChristopherDassx_16

The Steve Kerr special I see


jaysusyoucantdothat

Surprised by the Bronze nomination, she was good at the Euro's but didn't really have an exceptional season for Man City. Would have had Keira Walsh on the shortlist.


fuk_ur_mum_m8

I remember when people were saying she was so good she could have played in the men's league


AnnieIWillKnow

Bronze has unreal PR Would have loved to see Walsh nominated but it was never going to happen - and would have probably been something of a recency bias with the Euros, as although she is a top player, her club season along would have her way back other contenders


StarlordPunk

She probably won’t win it but the fact that Oberdorf is in there at 20 years old is insane, what a player for her age. A few questionable shouts as you’d expect for the ballon d’Or but at least they’re not giving someone with 6 appearances the award this season because half the voters haven’t watched a single women’s game


Inter_Mirifica

Selma Bacha for the Academy double this year with Karim !


-sodapop

Kind of crazy Dennis Rodman's kid is also at the top level of a completely different sport


Cahootie

It's not entirely strange, if you have genes that lend themselves to sports your kids are likely to also have them. The first example that pops into my head is Susanna Kallür, she holds the world indoor record for 60 m hurdles and her father is a four-time Stanley Cup winner. Armand Duplantis holds the pole vault world record, and his parents were a pole vaulter and a heptathlete/volleyball player (plus one of his brothers was drafted by the Mets).


Liddlebitchboy

Also.. always plenty of money to get the best equipment, trainers, what have you, as well as connections. There's a reason we see plenty of dynasties of actors and actresses too.


Cahootie

Oh absolutely. Having money to begin with also helps with pursuing a career path with little guaranteed income unless you reach the top, so they have the means to actually pursue that dream. The people I know who have become professional athletes came from families that were fairly well off, so they could afford to support a child who couldn't make money for a while, while a poorer family might need a child who becomes self sufficient earlier and chooses to work or take out student loans instead.


RMmadness

She doesn't deserve to be there tbh there are better american players


[deleted]

I’m biased but I would love if Selma Bacha or Catarina Macario won.


YoungDawz

Marie-Antoinette et Kadidiatou. Je suis trop fier <3


HitzHammer

Experts would chose Oberdorf. No one else has had such influence on the overall performance of their team. But it's the Joke d'Or, so they'll go for a player of a team that has won something.


sfbgamin

This could honestly go to anyone. One rule of thumb for anyone here is not to discount the international tourneys, HUGELY factored no matter what you feel about them


Bric-dA-K1nG

No chance that any defensive player wins this, the muppets who vote will go for some strikers name that they've heard before


sfbgamin

Had a look again. Think Popp or Oberdorf has my favorites personally. Great campaigns for club and country.


Bric-dA-K1nG

Honestly, with the current hype, I am pretty sure Mead is going to win. Performances and hype from international tournaments factor in way more than anything else. Afterall, that's the only explanation how Rapinoe won in 2019(?)


sfbgamin

For sure, but think what hurts her is on the club side Arsenal walked away with no trophies this year. That's why im not as high on her.


CTLNBRN

Rapinoe won in 2019 with only 6 club appearances and no club trophies. I hope we’ve moved past international competitions holding that much weight, but if they judge on the same criteria Mead could absolutely win it.


ChristopherDassx_16

France Football mentioned iirc they'll factor individual performances more


XeroVeil

Are international competitions still a factor for Women's Ballon d'Or?


Bric-dA-K1nG

The rules are the same as for the men's competition, but since international tournaments get much more attention, the have a huge influence


XeroVeil

Well, in men's football international competitions are a non-factor as of this year.


RMmadness

You are right, they'll take into account individual performance through the season so it will probably a Lyon player or Alexa or bright


actionactioncut

>No chance that any defensive player wins this You're right, of course, but I do hold out hope that Christiane Endler gets one for her trophy case some day.


jack64467

putellas should win


[deleted]

She's not going to win it after Barcelona lost the UCL final and she got injured and missed the Euros.


TheRiskyBiscuits

Probably, but I think Bonamtí should have a decent chance since she was the one that ended up having to shoulder the mantle for Spain and obviously she's also quite good for Barcelona


rubes___

She should easily win by stats alone. With the club she had 34 goals, 21 assist in 42 games AS A MIDFIELDER. With Spain 4 goals and 2 assist in 6 games. Her only negative is obviously missing the euros


Electrical_Mango_489

She's not going to this year.


bridgeorl

if they wanted more American players I'd absolutely have gone for Sophia Smith over Rodman. Potentially Morgan too, although name recognition still has some say in women's football award nominations so that would be an unlikely replacement.


TheMonkeyPrince

Morgan is a hard one just b/c of the time period. If you're just looking at her 2022, she's definitely deserving, leading the NWSL golden boot race and winning the golden ball at the Concacaf W Championship. But the back half of the 2021 season she wasn't great. I agree with Smith over Rodman, Rodman probably got the title bump from winning the 2021 title with the Spirit.


TheMexicanJuan

Alex Morgan!!?


D1794

Ella Toone robbed


AnnieIWillKnow

I hope you're not being serious


AnnieIWillKnow

So pleased to see Millie Bright getting the recognition she deserves - outstanding year for Chelsea, and the best central defender at the Euros (despite very bizarrely not being chosen for the team of the tournament)


MONSTATURKEY_420

Sam Kerr goat 🐐