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Marta Award: Brentford’s Ashley Cheatley nominated with Marta and Vivianne Miedema

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It was not the first time Cheatley had attempted an overhead kick, and she came close at former club Ashford Town, hitting the bar against then title rivals Norwich City.

This time, though, her acrobatic effort was on target and helped the Bees continue a memorable run to the third round of the FA Cup.

The winner of the Marta Award will be determined through a combination of a fan vote and a panel of ‘Fifa legends’, with the public vote closing on 28 November.

Speaking of her shock at the nomination, Cheatley said: “I was sitting in the bath and all these messages were coming through and I’m like, ‘what is this?’

“I sent the image to my family group chat, and no-one had really reacted.

“So I got myself ready, went downstairs and I’m like, ‘have you just seen what has happened?’

“I still don’t think I’ve accepted it.

“I was sat in Tesco earlier in the car park thinking ‘is this real? What is going on?'”


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