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USWNT: The deserving TIME Athlete of the Year

It is the end of the year. Even more than that, it is the end of the decade, and if you have paid one iota of attention to the media circle in recent weeks, you will know it is awards seasons, the time for handing out semi-meaningless and egregiously over-debated prizes for individuals, team and organisations involved in sport and the world around us.

Largely, it leads to discussions like who is better out of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but sometimes, awards are handed to players and/or teams that carry a far greater and deeper meaning than the basic definition of the award itself.