GOAT Index

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    Women's football GOAT ranking: the fans' top 20

    Based on 13 head-to-head votes from 2 fans. Updated live.

    1. Alexia Putellas Midfielder · Spain · rating 1702 · 2–0
    2. Mia Hamm Forward · USA · rating 1696 · 2–0
    3. Ada Hegerberg Forward · Norway · rating 1621 · 2–0
    4. Alex Morgan Forward · USA · rating 1593 · 2–1
    5. Aitana Bonmatí Midfielder · Spain · rating 1591 · 1–0
    6. Lucy Bronze Defender · England · rating 1576 · 1–0
    7. Sam Kerr Forward · Australia · rating 1518 · 1–1
    8. Carli Lloyd Midfielder · USA · rating 1507 · 1–1
    9. Marta Forward · Brazil · rating 1500 · 0–0
    10. Megan Rapinoe Winger · USA · rating 1500 · 0–0
    11. Christine Sinclair Forward · Canada · rating 1500 · 0–0
    12. Nadine Angerer Goalkeeper · Germany · rating 1500 · 0–0
    13. Hope Solo Goalkeeper · USA · rating 1492 · 1–1
    14. Homare Sawa Midfielder · Japan · rating 1437 · 0–1
    15. Abby Wambach Forward · USA · rating 1408 · 0–1
    16. Kristine Lilly Midfielder · USA · rating 1408 · 0–1
    17. Wendie Renard Defender · France · rating 1385 · 0–1
    18. Birgit Prinz Forward · Germany · rating 1377 · 0–1
    19. Sun Wen Forward · China · rating 1354 · 0–2
    20. Michelle Akers Midfielder · USA · rating 1337 · 0–2

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    Who is the Women's football GOAT according to fans?

    Alexia Putellas currently leads the GOAT Index Women's football ranking after 13 head-to-head votes from 2 fans.

    How is the ranking calculated?

    Fans vote on head-to-head matchups between two legends. Every vote counts like a game result, and a Bradley–Terry model (the idea behind chess ratings) turns thousands of results into one ranking, where beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot.

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

    One vote per matchup per person. If you see a pairing again in another session your new answer replaces the old one, so nobody can stuff the ballot by repeating a matchup.

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