The BEST FIFA Football Awards: the selection of the Ukrainian women's national team

09.08.2018 18:15

Photo by Yevhen Kraws

The coach of the national women's national team of Ukraine Volodymyr Reva and the captain of the blue and yellow Darya Apanashchenko made their choice of the best players and coaches in women's football in 2018 as part of the annual poll "The BEST FIFA Football Awards".

The coach and the captain expressed unanimity about the best football player: in their opinion, the captain of the national team of Denmark Pernelle Harder deserves the main prize.

As for the coach of the year, the votes were divided. Reva put the first finalist of the women's Champions League, the coach of the German "Wolfsburg" Stefan Lerch, and the captain of the blue and yellow team preferred the winner of the Champions League Reynald Pedros.

The BEST FIFA Football Awards will take place on September 24 in London. 

The choice of Vladimir Reva

Best player of the year

1. Pernille HARDER (Wolfsburg, Denmark)
2. Amandine ANRI (Lyon, France)
3. Saki KUMAGAY (Lyon, Japan)

Best Coach of the Year

1. Stefan LERCH (Germany, Wolfsburg)
2. Reynald PEDROS (France, Lyon)
3. Asako Takakura (Japan, Japan national team)

Daria Apanashchenko's choice

Best player of the year

1. Pernille HARDER (Wolfsburg, Denmark)
2. Lucy BRONZE (Lyon, England)
3. Megan RAPINO (Seattle Rhine, USA)

Best Coach of the Year

1. Reynald PEDROS (France, ("Lyon")
2. Stefan LERCH (Germany, Wolfsburg)
3. Emma HIGH (England, Chelsea)