Four Spanish players are among the candidates to win the third Ballon d'Or of history. Sandra Paños, Irene Paredes, Jenni Hermoso and Alexia Putellas make up the Spanish quartet. To the four players of the Barcelona, the only team represented by Primera Iberdrola, joins the Dutch Lieke martens.
The Champions League won by the Catalans make Alexia Putellas one of the great favorites to win the trophy after being proclaimed the best player in Europe in some awards won by the Spanish women who accompany her on the list. Chelsea players Pernille Harder and Sam Kerr are two of their most important rivals to snatch what could be the first Spanish Ballon d'Or since Luis Suárez.
Three Canadians stand out on the list, Jessie Fleming, Ashley Lawrence and the veteran Christine Sinclair and three French, Katoto, Renard and Diani as the second countries with the most representatives after Spain. And only one American, Mewis, who played in England this season.
After the norway Ada Hergerbeg and the american Megan rapinoe, a Spanish could be proclaimed the best player in the world …
The complete list is made up of: Alexia Putellas, Magdalena Eriksson, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Sam Kerr, Stina Blackstenius, Wendie Renard, Samantha Mewis, Pernille Harder, Vivianne Miedema, Sandra Paños, Lieke Martens, Jessie Fleming, Irene Paredes, Ashley Lawrence, Christine Sinclair, Ellen White, Christiane Endler, Jennifer Hermoso, Fran Kirby and Kadidiatou Diani.