BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year
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BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year is an annual BBC award recognizing the world’s best female footballer as voted for by fans around the globe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year canonical | 3 |
| BBC Women's Footballer of the Year | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year Context triple: [Lucy Bronze, awardReceived, BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year]
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A.
FA Women's Players' Player of the Year
The FA Women's Players' Player of the Year is an annual English women's football award voted on by fellow professional players to recognize the season's outstanding performer.
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B.
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year is a prestigious annual award given by English football journalists to the player judged to have been the best in English football over the preceding season.
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C.
The Best FIFA Women's Player
The Best FIFA Women's Player is an annual FIFA award honoring the most outstanding female footballer in the world for her performances over the preceding season.
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D.
FWA Footballer of the Year 2016–17
FWA Footballer of the Year 2016–17 is the English football writers’ annual award given to the player judged to have been the best in English football during the 2016–2017 season.
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E.
UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award
The UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award is an annual honor presented by UEFA to recognize the best female footballer playing for a European club based on performances in both club and national team competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year Target entity description: BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year is an annual BBC award recognizing the world’s best female footballer as voted for by fans around the globe.
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A.
FA Women's Players' Player of the Year
The FA Women's Players' Player of the Year is an annual English women's football award voted on by fellow professional players to recognize the season's outstanding performer.
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B.
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year is a prestigious annual award given by English football journalists to the player judged to have been the best in English football over the preceding season.
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C.
The Best FIFA Women's Player
The Best FIFA Women's Player is an annual FIFA award honoring the most outstanding female footballer in the world for her performances over the preceding season.
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D.
FWA Footballer of the Year 2016–17
FWA Footballer of the Year 2016–17 is the English football writers’ annual award given to the player judged to have been the best in English football during the 2016–2017 season.
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E.
UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award
The UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award is an annual honor presented by UEFA to recognize the best female footballer playing for a European club based on performances in both club and national team competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC sports award
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annual award ⓘ football award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | world’s best female footballer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipients | female footballers ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Asisat Oshoala ⓘ |
| focusesOn | women’s football ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
international football awards
ⓘ
women’s association football awards ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
online
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.bbc.com/sport/football ⓘ |
| inception | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Ada Hegerberg
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Alexia Putellas ⓘ Asisat Oshoala ⓘ Beth Mead ⓘ Lucy Bronze ⓘ Sam Kerr ⓘ |
| organisedBy | BBC Sport ⓘ |
| partOf |
BBC sports awards
ⓘ
linked to:
BBC Sport
|
| presentedBy |
BBC
ⓘ
BBC World Service ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
BBC African Footballer of the Year
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linked to:
African Footballer of the Year
Ballon d’Or Féminin ⓘ
linked to:
Ballon d'Or Féminin
The Best FIFA Women’s Player ⓘ
linked to:
The Best FIFA Women's Player
|
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| selectionProcessIncludes |
fan voting period
ⓘ
shortlist of players ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| votedBy |
fans
ⓘ
global audience ⓘ |
| votingMethod | public vote ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year Description of subject: BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year is an annual BBC award recognizing the world’s best female footballer as voted for by fans around the globe.
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linked to: BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year