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10/26 17:37 CDT Spain star Alexia Putellas wins her third women's Ballon d'Or
award
Spain star Alexia Putellas wins her third women's Ballon d'Or award
By KEN MAGUIRE
AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP) --- Spain star Alexia Putellas won her third women's Ballon d'Or
award on Monday after leading her former club Barcelona to multiple trophies
last season including the Women's Champions League.
Putellas, who joined London City Lionesses in the offseason, also helped Spain
win the Women's Nations League last December.
The 32-year-old midfielder ended Spain teammate Aitana Bonmati's three-year
reign.
Putellas won the prestigious award in back-to-back seasons --- 2021 and ?22 ---
before tearing her ACL and seeing Bonmati rise to stardom. Bonmati, who
completed her women's Ballon d'Or three-peat in 2025, was not on this year's
shortlist after breaking her leg in December.
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