FIFA have drawn up a shortlist of ten for their Women's World Player of the Year award for 2009, with England's Kelly Smith selected for the fourth year running, reports Fair Game. The select ten include four Germans, two Brazilians, and one contender each from England, France, Japan and the USA.

The ten will be cut to five in December, before the FIFA World Player Gala in Zurich Kongresshaus on December 21st.

The women's shortlist comprises; Nadine Angerer (Germany), Sonia Bompastor (France), Cristiane (Brazil), Inka Grings (Germany), Mana Iwabuchi (Japan), Simone Laudehr (Germany), Marta (Brazil), Birgit Prinz (Germany), Kelly Smith (England) and Abby Wambach (USA).