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**’Bunny’ Shaw Earns Spot on Ballon d’Or Shortlist for Second Time**

Jamaica’s Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has been named on the prestigious 30-player shortlist for the 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or, the most coveted individual award in world football.

The Ballon d’Or, awarded by the French magazine France Football, will be announced at a ceremony at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28.

Shaw’s nomination follows a remarkable season in the Barclay’s Women’s Super League (WSL), where she set multiple records despite not matching her 31 goals from the previous campaign.

She secured the WSL Golden Boot with 21 goals in just 18 appearances, becoming Manchester City’s all-time top scorer after netting against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in March 2024.

  

Shaw was the driving force behind Manchester City’s attack, earning her a spot in the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) WSL Team of the Year for the 2023/24 season.

Despite her season being cut short due to a broken foot, Shaw also claimed the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Women’s Footballer of the Year awards.

Shaw is one of three Manchester City players on the Ballon d’Or shortlist, alongside Yui Hasegawa and Lauren Hemp. 

The full Women’s Ballon d’Or shortlist, in alphabetical order, includes:

Barbra Banda – Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride

Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona

Lucy Bronze – Barcelona/Chelsea

  

Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal

Tabitha Chawinga – PSG

Grace Geyoro – PSG

Manuela Giugliano – Roma

Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona

Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona

Guilia Gwinn – Bayern Munich

Yui Hasegawa – Manchester City

Ada Hegerberg – Lyon

  

Lauren Hemp – Manchester City

Lindsey Horan – Lyon

Lauren James – Chelsea

Marie-Antoinette Katoto – PSG

Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars

Sjoeke Nusken – Chelsea

Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Barcelona

Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona

Gabi Portilho – Corinthians

Alex Putellas – Barcelona

  

Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea

Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit

Lea Schuller – Bayern Munich

Khadija Shaw– Manchester City

Sophie Smith – Portland Thorns

Mallory Swanson – Chicago Red Stars

Tarciane – Houston Dash

Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich


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