Orlando Pride midfielder Marta was nominated for the Women’s Ballon d’Or for a third time, and her teammate, forward Barbra Banda, has been nominated for the second time, France Football announced Thursday.

Also, with two of the 30 nominees on the same team, the Pride has been nominated for Women’s Club of the year. The Pride are the only NWSL team nominated, and they are competing with Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, OL Lyonnes.

The Pride are the first non-European team to earn three Ballon d’Or nominations in a single year. Last season, the team won both the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship, setting league records for most points in a season (60), wins (18) and clean sheets (13). They also had the longest unbeaten streak in NWSL history (24 games).

Marta, 39, finished the 2024 sea

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