Lieke Martens, Alex Morgan and Lucy Bronze named in women’s world XI

• Netherlands winger Martens wins most votes from fellow players
• England’s Bronze one of four Lyon players in annual Fifpro team

The women’s player of the year, Lieke Martens, was named in the third annual women’s world XI, after receiving the most votes from her fellow professionals, the world players’ union Fifpro announced on Thursday.

Martens, 25, the player of the tournament as the Netherlands won their first international title in the European championship last year, received 1,251 votes from 4,100 female top-flight players across 45 countries. The Wolfsburg striker Pernille Harder and Lyon midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsán, who finished behind Martens in the player-of-the-year awards, were also in the team announced on International Women’s Day.

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SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS
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