11 Lyon players shortlisted for 2017 Women’s World XI

On Friday FIFPRO - the International Federation of Professional Footballers - unveiled its list of 55 players selected for the 2017 Women's World XI . And Lyon is well represented, with 11 players among the nominees - the most amount for any club.

@OL Congratulations, @LucyBronze, @Wrenard, #Kumagai, @AmelMajri7, @Keishaballa, #Marozsan, @Cam10Abily23, @AmandineHenry6,@ShaniceJanice, @Els_9_France & @AdaStolsmo have been nominated for the #WomensWorldXI! ????

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— FIFPro (@FIFPro) 2 mars 2018

The Lyon players nominated are defenders Lucy Bronze, Kadeisha Buchanan, Saki Kumagai, Amel Majri andWendie Renard, midfielders Camille Abily, Amandine Henry and Dzsenifer Marozsan, as well as attackers Ada Hegerberg, Eugenie Le Sommer and Shanice van de Sanden. Note that the only nominees on the French national team are all OL players. The final XI will be unveiled on March 8th.