How does the award contribute to the growth and recognition of women's football?

Apr 17, 2019 ... BBC Sport profiles Wolfsburg and Denmark forward Pernille Harder, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 ... Nov 28, 2023 ... Mary Earps has been named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2023. The annual award from the BBC World Service is voted for by football fans from around the ... Nov 26, 2024 ... Zambia forward Barbra Banda has been named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year, after receiving the most votes from readers of the BBC Sport ... Nov 9, 2022 ... Arsenal forward and winner of this year's Golden Boot at the women's Euros, Beth Mead has been crowned BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2022. Feb 12, 2020 ... Sam Kerr and Lucy Bronze shortlisted for BBC women's footballer of the year ... New Chelsea recruit Sam Kerr is in the running to scoop another ... Mar 24, 2020 ... Already voted UEFA's Women's Player of the Year last August, the award further cements the England right-back's position as the best female ... Oct 31, 2023 ... Sam Kerr nominated for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year · Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona and Spain · Sam Kerr – Chelsea and Australia · Mary Earps ... Mar 24, 2020 ... Lucy Bronze has been named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year for 2020.The England and Lyon player picked up the award for the second time in ... Mar 14, 2025 ... ... BBC's Women Footballer of the Year. Banda is a cisgender woman. At the time, Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling accused the BBC of ... Named the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024, the 24-year-old forward is only the second African player—and the first Zambian—to win the award in its 10- ...