Dora Farias

This towering Uruguayan center-back combines masterful reading of the game with relentless anticipation, though her aggression occasionally crosses the line. After shattering her elbow against a concrete fence in an amateur match, she funneled that agony into an obsessive training regimen to fortify her defense. Today, she dominates every duel with an ice-cold calm that masks an unbreakable ferocity.