日本女子足球队队长泽穗希荣获2011世界足球小姐称号。
    现年33岁的泽穗希，去年曾带领日本女子足球队赢得了世界杯总。2011年7月，在美国斩获的日本女子足球队的队员们收获了来自本国国民的英雄般的热烈欢迎。在三月里刚刚经历了地震和海啸打击的日本，在此刻尤其需要这样的胜利，来鼓舞人民，振奋人心。
    泽穗希决赛中的对手，来自美国队的艾比也是该奖项的强劲竞争者。该奖项的角逐也同时引起了来自美国以及亚洲的广泛关注。日本国家队教练佐佐木也表示，能够在世界杯的胜利中扮演重要的角色感到十分的荣幸。而他告诉记者说，泽穗希是日本女子国家队一个标志性的人物。她完美的诠释了日本女子足球队的精神。
    当身着日本传统服饰—和服的泽穗希从歌手夏奇拉手中接过该奖项的时候，这位日本女子足球队的灵魂人物，的足球运动员收获了又一份沉甸甸的认可。

 Japanese captain Homare Sawa (seen with Lionel Messi) led her team to World Cup victory last year

Homare Sawa, captain of the Japanese women's football team, has been awarded the 2011 women's player of the year title.
Ms Sawa, 33, led her team to win the World Cup last year.
She knocked Brazilian forward Marta off her five-year reign to win the prize at the FIFA Ballon d'Or awards in Zurich, Switzerland with 28.5% of the votes.
The Japanese team received a hero's welcome home in July 2011 after a victory over the US in the final.
The triumph was a much-needed morale booster for the country, which was recovering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.
American player Abby Wambach, who played in the final match against Sawa, was also in the running for the award.
The game was widely watched in both the US and Asia.
The Japanese national team's coach, Norio Sasaki, was also honoured as best coach of a women's team for his role in the World Cup victory.
He told reporters that Sawa was ''an iconic figure'' for the Nadeshiko (the women's team).
"She perfectly symbolises the kind of football that our team tries to pull off,'' he said.
Dressed in a kimono, the traditional Japanese dress, Sawa received her trophy from singer Shakira at the awards gala.
''"I am proud to be sitting here today alongside such legends as Marta," she said at a news conference.
 

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