MIA HAMM
US forward was the leading female player at the turn of the millennium - won two Olympic golds and a World Cup.
MARTA
Five-time Fifa World Player of the Year, she has scored more than a goal per game for Brazil.
BIRGIT PRINZ
Three-time Fifa World Player of the Year, the forward scored 136 goals for Germany and is the record scorer in World Cups, of which she won two.
ABBY WAMBACH
The all-time leading scorer in internationals with 177 goals, the US forward has won two Olympic golds.
KRISTINE LILLY
The US forward is the most capped player in history with 352; she claimed 130 goals.
HOMARE SAWA
Scored four on international debut at 15, was then Japan's Golden Boot winner as country became first Asian team to win a World Cup, in 2011.
KELLY SMITH
The Arsenal and England ace retired from internationals this week after making 117 appearances, scoring a record 46 goals for her country.
MICHELLE AKERS
Won the Golden Boot as the US won inaugural 1991 World Cup. She was named the joint Fifa Female Player of the Century.
SUN WEN
Scored 106 goals in 152 games for China when her side won the 1999 World Cup. Joint Fifa Female Player of the Century.
BELLA RAEY
Centre-forward who scored 133 goals in 1918 for the all-conquering Blyth Spartans.
