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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 09: Homare Sawa of Japan receives the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award during the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2011 at the Kongresshaus on January 09, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Stuart Franklin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 09: Homare Sawa of Japan receives the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award during the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2011 at the Kongresshaus on January 09, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Stuart Franklin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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