Orlando Pride and Zambia forward Barbra Banda has been targeted online by JK Rowling after winning the publicly-voted for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award

Emma Hayes has hit out at the “ridiculous” criticism aimed at Barbra Banda after the Zambia footballer was crowned BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.

Banda, 24, was named BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year on Tuesday after helping lead the Orlando Pride to the double.

Martina Navratilova labeled BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Barbra Banda a "biological male." The American tennis icon claimed Banda should not compete in women's sports and be eligible for women's awards.

Emma Hayes hit out at “ridiculous” remarks aimed at Barbra Banda following her BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year triumph. The Orlando Pride and Zambia forward has been the target of hostile

J.K. Rowling delusionally described the win by the cis, Zambian athlete as the BBC attempting to “spit directly in women's faces.”

The Zambian soccer star comes off a winning weekend and rises above those trying to stoke a gender controversy. The post Barbra Banda named BBC women’s soccer player of the year as she rises above gender controversy appeared first on Outsports.

Banda dazzled on the Olympic stage this summer, and her profile has hit new heights since signing with Orlando Pride in March