Shaw still in running for prestigious Ballon d’Or award

LONDON, England (CMC):

Jamaican and Manchester City forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has made it to the latest stage of voting for the women’s Ballon d’Or award.

The 27 year-old Shaw made the cut after the list of nominees for the prestigious award was reduced to 30.

Among those still in the running for the award are her Manchester City teammates Yui Hasegawa and Lauren Hemp, as well as last year’s winner, Aitana Bonmati.

Shaw is seeking her third award of the year, having already been named PFA Player of the Year and the Football Writers’ Association Women’s Footballer of the Year.

Despite suffering a broken foot, she scored 21 goals from 18 appearances for Manchester City in the Women’s Super League (WSL) last season, to end as the highest scorer in the WSL.

Shaw, who has spent the last two and a half seasons with Manchester City, is the club’s all-time leading goalscorer with 72 goals.

The Ballon d’Or is awarded by French magazine, France Football, and the winners in each category will be announced at a ceremony scheduled to take place at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28.