Megan Rapinoe among five nominees for BBC women's player of the year

Best FIFA Men's Player of 2019, Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (L) and Best FIFA Women's Player of 2019, US and Reign FC midfielder Megan Rapinoe pose at the end of The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on September 23, 2019 in Milan. [Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP]

Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz, key members of the United States' World Cup-winning side, were named among the five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award on Wednesday.

The American duo were joined by England defender Lucy Bronze, Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema and Australia's Sam Kerr.