Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year... but she won't be at World Cup Ada Hergerberg was the first female recipient of the Ballon d'Or last year Latest award draws further attention to her absence from the World Cup She has refused to play for Norway in protest at treatment of female players
By Laura Lambert For Mailonline
Published: 23:27 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 22 May 2019
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Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg has been voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year, drawing further attention to her absence from the upcoming World Cup.
The 23-year-old, who was the first female recipient of the Ballon d'Or, highlighted her dominance when scoring a hat-trick in last weekend's Champions League final and saw off competition from four other