Micol Bandini

With lightning speed and a flamboyant flair for the dramatic, she dances past defenders as if they are standing still. Her career nearly collapsed after a freak piano-dropping accident crushed her big toe, but the agony only sharpened her focus into a lethal, world-class obsession. While her long-distance shooting remains a puzzling weakness, her dazzling close control ensures that once she enters the box, the net is already doomed.