brilliant goal from lindsey horan.e most important thing. last season was very difficult because we lost. but they had to look at it as a whole and know that a won that mvp award. eye was very proud of that. it was almost like a wet highlight. lionel messi, ineos is ok cliche, my coach back told me to review him when he played for barcelona —— i it a weird cliche. it is like an alien, from a different planet. 0h! it is the best handshake ever. it just flows. we 0h! it is the best handshake ever. itjust flows. we do it before every single game. they love it. it was the same shoot. they brought me also. they knew he would be there. i was very excited. i did not think they would be doing stuff with them. they are like, hey, you are going to head back and forth. and they say that so nonchalant, like it's not a big deal to head back and forth with him, it is like my dream come true. i was like sweating, they had so much make up on an i was like ikard mess up. it was awesome. a really cool experience! like i cannot. i wasn't

today it's the turn of usa and portland thorns' midfielder lindsey horan.to the league's championship match. # it takes a lot of to be triumphant # believe in yourself and trust your judgement. i wasn't very interested in school. sometimes they would miss class so it could go was champions league. you find something that you absolutely love and you will do anything for it. i'm lindsey horan, i play midfield for the portland thorns and the us women's national team. right—footed, curls across to the top of the box. horan spins, shoots, and scores. brilliant goal from horan. qualifying for the world cup was probably the most important thing. last season was very difficult because we lost. but i had to look at it as a whole and know that i won that mvp award. i was very proud of that. it was almost like a weird highlight. lionel messi, it sounds like a cliche, my coach back told me to review him when he played for barcelona. he is like an alien, from a different planet. 0h! it is the best handshake ever. it just flows. we do it before every single game. i love

at myself as different from a man's footballer.” ama different from a man's footballer.” am a lindsey horann's national team. football is everything to me. sometimes i would miss class so that i could go watch champions league. i wanted to watch games, train extra and do all these things. sam kerr, chicago red stars, person striker. my best attribute is my pace. it is something i am gifted with, having quick instincts and being a dollar sneak. translation: i take pleasure from football. it is life and it is my passion. if football doesn't exist, i cannot express myself. without football, life is less interesting and too serious. extraordinary performances. a lot of good goals there as well. another fantastic year for women's football. there's representatives of the game. let's talk about the nominees and competition. first of all, perhaps the most list of those nominees that we have had over the five years of the competition. what does that tell you about how other parts of the world that haven't been represented before our very much represented this time? ijust before our very much represe

i'm lindsey horan. i play midfield.en's national team. football is everything to me. sometimes i would miss class to go wathch champions league. sometimes i would miss class to go watch champions league. it show a passionate young girl that, you know, wanted to watch games, wanted to go train and do all these things. sam kerr, striker, chicago red stars, australia. i think my best skill is my pace. i play off a lot of instinct and sometimes am quicker than a lot of people and i don't think maybe it's a skill but maybe it'sjust something that i'm gifted with, having, you know, quick insticts and i guess being a goal sneak. translation: i take pleasure from football. it's life and it's my passion. if football doesn't exist, i can't express myself. without football, life is less interesting and too serious. the vote is now open — go to bbc.com/womensfootball and make your choice for who you think should win the bbc women's footballer of the year award. you can find full details and our privacy notice on the bbc sport websi