Five Lionesses earn Fifpro World 11 places

Five England players have been included in the Fifpro women’s World 11 team.
Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze has been selected for a seventh time – equalling the current women’s appearance record she shares with France’s Wendie Renard.
Fellow defender Alex Greenwood, goalkeeper Mary Earps, midfielder Keira Walsh and forward Lauren James were the other Lionesses chosen by their fellow professionals.
Brazilian star Marta makes her rturn to the team of the year for the first time since 2021, while Zambia and Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda, the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2024, becomes the first African player to be included.
Spanish trio Olga Carmona, Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati – who won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second year in a row in October – and Colombia forward Linda Caicedo complete the line-up.
The Fifpro World 11 award is voted for solely by fellow professional footballers with a record-breaking 7,000 women’s football players casting their vote.