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Lloyd wins Golden Ball, Silver Boot awards

United States Women's World Cup hero Carli Lloyd was awarded the Golden Ball for her displays at the tournament.

Lloyd scored a hat-trick - including a goal from halfway - in Sunday's final, which USA won 5-2 over Japan.

She also won the Silver Boot after a double tie-breaker, which saw Germany's Celia Sasic take the top goal-scorer's award due to having played less time.

“I called her my beast," USA manager Jill Ellis said on FOX.

"And she is a beast man, I'm so happy for her."

"I'm speechless," Lloyd said.

"I'm just so proud of the team, and everything hasn't sunk in yet. We made history and I'm so proud of it.

"I was on a mission to help this team win today. All of my hard work and preparation came through today. This is such an unbelievable group, and collectively, I"m so proud of everyone."