[AWARDS] Four Americans — Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Abby Wambach — are on the 10-player short list for the 2012 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year. Swede Pia Sundhage and University of Virginia coach Steve Swanson, who led the USA to the 2012 Olympic and Under-20 Women’s WorldCup titles, respectively, are among the 10 candidates for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Soccer.

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