France Football has announced Ballon d'Or femenin shortlist

France Football announced the list of candidates for the Ballon d'Or Femenin today.

Last year, the title was not awarded due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but this year, France Football decided to award the title to Best Male Player and Best Female Player. USWNT superstar Megan Rapinoe was the last Ballon d'Or winner, but she is not on the shortlist this year.

In fact, only six of the players who were on the shortlist in 2019 are candidates for the title this year as well.

, ​​who won the Champions League, have the most representatives, including

Irene Parades

, Jennifer

Hermoso

,

Alexia Putellas

Sandra Panos

and

Lieke Martens

. Champions League runners-up Chelsea also have five representatives, including

Jessie Fleming

,

Magdalena Eriksson

,

Fran Kirby

,

Sam Kerr

and

Pernille Harder

.

Vivianne Miedema

of Arsenal,

Ellen White

and

Sam Mewis

of Manchester City and

Christian Sinclair

, the Canadian legend who made it to the list at the age of 38 are also shortlisted.

Wendie Renard

of Lyon,

Ashley Lawrence

,

Kadidiatou Diani

,

Marie-Antoinette Katoto

and

Christiane Endler

of

and from Häcken's

Stina Blackstenius

are among the other players on the Ballon d'Or list.

The 2021 Ballon d'Or Femenin nominees:

Jessie Fleming

(Chelsea)

Kadidiatou Diani

(PSG)

Christiane Endler

(PSG, Lyon)

Magdalena Eriksson

(Chelsea)

Stina Blackstenius

(Häcken)

Pernille Harder

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(Chelsea)

Jennifer Hermoso

(Barcelona)

Vivianne Miedema

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(Arsenal)

Sam Kerr

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(Chelsea)

Fran Kirby

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(Chelsea)

Ashley Lawrence

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(PSG)

Irene Paredes

(PSG, Barcelona)

Ellen White

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(Manchester City)

Marie-Antoinette Katoto

(PSG)

Sandra Panos

(Barcelona)

Lieke Martens

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(Barcelona)

Alexia Putellas

(Barcelona)

Wendie Renard

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(Lyon)

Christine Sinclair

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(Portland Thorns)

Samantha Mewis

(Manchester City, North Carolina Courage)

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