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The Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League’s Finest XI and Second XI of 2024 was formally introduced at the moment. Winners had been decided by weighted votes, with 40% to NWSL gamers; 25% to move coaches, common managers, and homeowners; 25% to the media; and 10% to followers.
Débutantes to the Finest XI embody Temwa Chawinga, Barbra Banda, Croix Bethune and Ann-Katrin Berger, all of their first seasons within the NWSL. Defender Emily Sams, now in her second season, additionally makes her first look in a Finest XI.
Finest XI
Goalkeeper: Ann-Katrin Berger, NJ/NY Gotham FC
Defenders: Emily Sams, Orlando PrideKaleigh Kurtz, North Carolina CourageCasey Krueger, Washington SpiritJenna Nighswonger, NJ/NY Gotham FC Midfielders/Forwards: Temwa Chawinga, Kansas Metropolis CurrentBarbra Banda, Orlando PrideMarta, Orlando PrideCroix Bethune, Washington SpiritTrinity Rodman, Washington SpiritSophia Smith, Portland Thorns
Second XI
Goalkeeper: Anna Moorhouse, Orlando Pleasure
Defenders: Naomi Girma, San Diego WaveTara McKeown, Washington SpiritKerry Abello, Orlando PrideRyan Williams, North Carolina Braveness Midfielders/Forwards: Vanessa DiBernardo, Kansas Metropolis CurrentLo’eau LaBonta, Kansas Metropolis CurrentHal Hershfelt, Washington SpiritEsther González, NJ/NY Gotham FCRose Lavelle, NJ/NY Gotham FCYazmeen Ryan, NJ/NY Gotham FC
