Sam Kerr’s terrific year for the Matildas and Chelsea has been recognised with her fourth consecutive nomination for the Ballon d’Or, world football’s most prestigious individual award.
Taking out the Women’s Super League golden boot for the second straight season with 20 goals in as many games for Chelsea, Kerr scored twice to guide them to further glory in May’s dramatic FA Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley.She continued her dynamic form for Australia, too, moving past Tim Cahill’s record of 50 goals to become the country’s all-time leading goal scorer during the Matildas’ failed campaign at the Asian Cup.
Meanwhile, seven-time winner Lionel Messi was not among the men’s nominees for the award for the first time since 2005. Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo were all included, as were Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.
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