Alexia Putellas

FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has become the first woman in history to win the coveted Ballon D'Or award on two occasions. Having won the award last year, ...

Last year, Putellas was the overwhelming winner of the prize, accumulating more than double the points of Jenni Hermoso in second place. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the postponement of top level soccer throughout Europe due to the Covid pandemic. The subsequent operation and rehabilitation means Putellas will be out of the game for up to a year meaning she will miss the majority of the current season. In June she became the first woman from her country to make 100 international appearances. The award comes in spite of Putellas being injured since July and unlikely to play again for the coming months. Nonetheless, Putellas finished as the competition's top scorer with eleven goals in ten appearances, a remarkable achievement for a midfielder, scoring in the quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win it twice since it launched in 2018.

[Ada Hegerberg.](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/188067/ada-hegerberg) [Megan Rapinoe](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/158775/megan-rapinoe) won it the following year before it was suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic. The Catalan side made history "Without my teammates this would not have been possible," Putellas said after receiving the award. [Putellas was later named UEFA Women's Player of the Year](/football/uefa-womens-champions-league/story/4729802/barcelonas-alexia-putellas-named-uefa-womens-poty-england-boss-sarina-wiegman-crowned-coach-of-the-year) ahead of Mead and [Lena Oberdorf](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/287344/lena-oberdorf). [Barcelona](/football/team/_/id/20091/barcelona) midfielder [Alexia Putellas](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/219995/alexia-putellas) has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win the award twice since it launched in 2018. [Beth Mead](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280982/beth-mead) and Chelsea's [Sam Kerr](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158683/sam-kerr), who were second and third, respectively.

Barcelona and Spain national team star Alexia Putellas has won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second consecutive season.

[USWNT's team loss to Spain was an ugly result for all involved](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2022/10/11/uswnt-loss-spain-minor-when-set-against-treatment-players/10470122002/) [La Roja would eventually fall to England in the quarterfinals](https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2022/07/20/england-spain-euro-2022-georgia-stanway-goal/). [losing to Lyon in the Champions League final](https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2022/05/21/uwcl-final-barcelona-lyon-catarina-macario-lindsey-horan/).

Double Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas may be painfully sidelined with a knee injury but her exploits last season continue to draw accolades as football ...

Across the world, too, represented by her second consecutive Ballon d'Or. Putellas earned the nickname 'La Reina' -- the queen. "I was able to fulfil the dream of any Barca fan."

Karim Benzema wins the men's award for the first time, and Alexia Putellas won the women's trophy for the second straight year.

The 22-year-old Porter will make $3.2 million this season in the last year of his current deal which remains in place, according to the person who spoke with AP on condition of anonymity because details were not released. The event features the tour’s top eight singles and doubles teams. The World Cup winner said he was stunned by the rumors when they surfaced last week ahead of a Champions League game. The 21-year-old won the French Open and U.S. “Some people might think I was involved in this, but I was not at all. Bond was set at $2,500. Awarded by France Football magazine, the Ballon d’Or has been given out to men for 66 years. “I’m very happy, I have never asked to leave in January,” Mbappé told reporters at the Parc des Princes stadium after PSG defeated Marseille 1-0 on Sunday. Bouknight was arrested at 1:51 a.m. Dall’Oglio joined Montpellier in 2021 as a replacement for Michel der Zakarian. It had previously been awarded based on performances throughout calendar years. The women’s trophy was created in 2018, and both were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.

Alexia Putellas has won back-to-back Ballon d'Or Feminin awards. Putellas, 28, is the first-ever two-time winner of the honour and was a key figure in the ...

Double Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas may be painfully sidelined with a knee injury but her exploits last season continue to draw accolades as football ...

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FC Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas retained the Ballon d'Or Féminin on Monday, the award presented to the best women's player of the last year, ...

And to thank everyone involved at the club off the pitch.” Madrid was voted in third, behind Liverpool in second and Manchester City in first – who many fans say play a more attractive style of football. I want to thank the technical staff and the coach as well. She faced stiff competition from the likes of Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze, who both won that competition with England. Rumors last week suggested the 23-year-old was unhappy at PSG and that he was looking for a move away from the club as soon as January, just months after spurning Real Madrid to sign an extension to stay in Paris. “I’m very happy to be back here,” Putellas said when accepting her award.

Putellas finished top of the 2022 standings ahead of Euro 2022 winner Beth Mead and ...

But she was flawless with a 10/10 performance when Wolfsburg were the visitors to Camp Nou in the semi-final first leg, scoring twice to boot. “I used to think that the Camp Nou was just for men. Putellas has become a household name since Barça crushed Chelsea in the 2021 Champions League and announced themselves as one of the best club sides the women’s game has ever seen. But Barça went one better in 2021/22. The rest doesn’t bother me.” That level of fame was something she hadn’t really had to deal with prior to 2021.

FC Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas retained the Ballon d'Or Féminin on Monday, the award presented to the best women's player of the last year, ...

And to thank everyone involved at the club off the pitch.” Madrid was voted in third, behind Liverpool in second and Manchester City in first – who many fans say play a more attractive style of football. I want to thank the technical staff and the coach as well. She faced stiff competition from the likes of Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze, who both won that competition with England. Rumors last week suggested the 23-year-old was unhappy at PSG and that he was looking for a move away from the club as soon as January, just months after spurning Real Madrid to sign an extension to stay in Paris. “I’m very happy to be back here,” Putellas said when accepting her award.