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Lynch, who has
led the Department of Justice's investigation of soccer's global
governing body, was named among 25 women athletes and
"influencers" in the annual Impact25 awards from the U.S sports
network.
The Department of Justice indicted 16 soccer officials from the
Americas last week in a second wave of indictments following
their arrest of FIFA officials in May.
ESPNW asked Marvel comics - famed for superheroes including
Spider-Man, Captain America and Guardians of the Galaxy - to
create the Lynch character and she is presented holding a
football in one hand and a sword over her shoulder.
"We have no word on whether Loretta Lynch's foot ever nailed a
ball into a soccer net, but after this year, her impact on the
beautiful game is as legendary as Brandi Chastain's," wrote
ESPNW, referring to the former U.S. women's team player.
Golfer Lydia Ko, Women's World Cup winning U.S. soccer player
Carli Lloyd, and tennis star Serena Williams are among the 25
women nominated.
(Writing by Simon Evans in Singapore; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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