Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 119 judges for this year’s list
Freelance women’s football writer and analyst in the UAE; published two women’s football booksFreelance women’s football writer and analyst in SpainWomen’s football writer and broadcaster in FranceFreelance women’s football writer in JapanIsobel CootesWomen’s football writer in ChileWomen’s football writer and broadcaster for SRF Sport in SwitzerlandCo-founder and editor of Beyond 90 in AustraliaWomen’s football reporter for DAZN EuropeWomen’s football writer and producer for TSN in...
Our judges were sent a longlist of footballers drawn from leagues on every continent and asked one question: who have been the best female players in the world in 2021? We asked our judges to choose 40 names each, and rank their selection in order from 1-40, No 1 being their choice of the best player this year.The No 1 choice of each judge was awarded 40pts, No 2 given 39pts, down to 1pt for their No 40 choice. All the votes were added together to give a raw score.
To minimise the influence of outliers, the highest score awarded to a player was then deducted to give a final score.If players are level on points in the scoring, the number of individual votes cast is used as a tie-breaker.We are very grateful to our judges for taking part, and none have been paid for participating.
To allow our judges the freedom to express their opinions without fear or favour, individual voting records are anonymised.
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