I think it's really intriguing how transparent The Guardian has been about the voting process
. By anonymizing individual records and only identifying judges by category, they've truly ensured that each player's ranking is based solely on merit rather than external pressures or biases. It's also quite fascinating to see how close the competition was - just a single point difference between top 12 picks Chloe Kelly and Caroline Graham Hansen!
I'd love to dig into the full breakdown of scores to see exactly what set each player apart, but it's great that fans can now search for past selections and see the archives of their favorite players 