Lucy Bronze sets gold standard by winning prestigious award for second time

England full-back Lucy Bronze has been named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year for a second time.
England's Lucy BronzeEngland's Lucy Bronze
England's Lucy Bronze

The 28-year-old Lyon defender, who also claimed the award in 2018, receives the 2020 prize after helping England reach the semi-finals of last summer’s World Cup in France.

The Lionesses also won the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, while Bronze celebrated a treble of trophies with Lyon – the Champions League plus the French league and cup.

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She was named UEFA’s women’s player of the year and finished as runner-up in the Ballon d’Or Feminin.

At the World Cup – during which she scored a memorable goal in the last-eight victory over Norway – Bronze ended up with the Silver Ball for the second most outstanding player.

Bronze, who has been at home in England amid the coronavirus pandemic, told the BBC: “I’m definitely surprised – I wasn’t expecting it. It’s pretty special and quite amazing.

“All the girls that have been nominated are global superstars. I look at the list now and think everyone knows who these girls are so that’s pretty special.”

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Following a public vote, Arsenal and Holland striker Vivianne Miedema came second, while Megan Rapinoe – winner of the Ballon d’Or and the World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot after helping the United States win the tournament – was third.

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