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Friday 9 March 2018

United States forward Alex
Morgan (13) calls out to a
teammate during the first half
of a SheBelieves Cup wom-
en's soccer match against
England Wednesday, March
7, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. The
United States won 1-0.
Associated Press
Alex Morgan

and Marta

included

on FIFPro

Women's

World XI

By The Associated Press
U.S. national soccer team
striker Alex Morgan and
Brazil forward Marta were
among the players cho-
sen for the FIFPro Women's
World XI, released Thursday
to coincide with Interna-
tional Women's Day.
Goalkeeper Hedvig Lin-
dahl of Sweden was joined
by defenders Nilla Fischer
of Sweden, Lucy Bronze of
England, Irene Paredes of
Spain and Wendie Renard
of France. Midfielder Dzs-
enifer Maroszan of Germa-
ny, Camille Abily of France,
Pernille Harder of Denmark
and Lieke Martens of the
Netherlands round out the
11.
“It’s always exciting to be
considered as one of the
top players in the world.
For women’s football to
have our own World XI is in-
credible,” Morgan said in a Jordan Spieth reacts after missing a putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament Thurs-
statement. day, March 8, 2018, in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Associated Press
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