The World Cup Golden Ball winner capped her standout year with another honor, beating out Germany's Celia Sasic and Japan's Aya Miyama.
Carli Lloyd established herself as the greatest player in women's soccer with a World Cup for the ages — now she has the hardware to prove it.
The U.S. national team star was named the 2015 Women's World Player of the Year on Monday, claiming the honor over Germany's Celia Sasic and Japan's Aya Miyama.
Lloyd becomes just the third American to win the award, following Mia Hamm (2001 and 2002) and Abby Wambach (2012).