Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: If any of Asia’s women footballers can lay claim to the title of ‘Queen’, it is surely a straight shootout between two members of the game’s royalty: China’s Sun Wen and Japan’s Homare Sawa.
Sun’s achievements will go down in the history of the sport but at the very highest level, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final she and her team fell short.
By contrast, at the 2011 final, Sawa rose to the occasion, creating an iconic moment – and for this, and more, she earns her place as the-AFC.com’s first female ‘Asian Icon’.
Age: 38
Clubs: NTV Beleza, Denver Diamonds, Atlanta Beat, Washington Freedom, INAC Kobe Leonessa
International appearances (Goals): 204 (83)
Child Prodigy
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