Ballon d'Or

Putellas beat the likes of Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead and Lyon's Ada Hegerberg to win the most prestigious individual award ...

- 8. - 9. - 19. "I injured my knee at a time I didn't think it could be possible. The truth is a year ago I was able to win this prize. Arsenal strike Beth Mead finished in second while Chelsea's Sam Kerr came in third.

Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema are up for the top prize, while Bukayo Saka has been nominated for the Kopa Trophy.

Meanwhile, last season saw Bukayo score 11 goals in 38 Premier League games for us, scooping our Player of the Year award for a second consecutive year in the process. Like Beth, Germany and Wolfsburg goalscorer Alexandra Popp also netted six times at Euro 2022, while Chelsea's Sam Kerr won the WSL and Women's FA Cup and won the domestic Golden Boot. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Beth had a career-best WSL season as she registered 11 goals, eight assists, and a staggering 72 chances – over 20 more than anyone else in the league. However, this is Viv's third Ballon d'Or nomination. It was won last year by Barcelona's Pedri.

The 28-year-old Putellas saw off stiff competition, notably from three stars of the England team that won the European Championship, to take the award following ...

“To retain the trophy is much harder. There was no Ballon d’Or gala in 2020 due to the pandemic before Putellas won it for the first time last year after helping Barca to Women’s Champions League glory for the first time in their history. Spain’s Alexia Putellas won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second year running on Monday, the reward coming after a season in which she was the top scorer as her club Barcelona reached the Champions League final.

Alexia Putellas has been handed her second Ballon d'Or prize in a row, being the first Spanish player to have won two consecutive accolades, as Luis Suarez ...

Monllau's team and supervised by Barcelona's medical staff, who estimated that she will be sidelined for between 10 and 12 months. Alexia became the first Spanish player to reach 100 caps for Spain. Also the club, the president and his board of directors, all the people who work at the club. Thank you very much for trusting me and letting me be part of this project." Alexia's numbers in the 2021/22 season speak for themselves. I appreciate them very much and it is a privilege to be their teammate.

The other winners were Real Madrid (men's Ballon d'Or for Karim Benzema and Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper to Thibaut Courtois), Manchester City (team of the ...

And he would win it again in 2021, but this time after joining PSG. Six times, and wearing the FC Barcelona shirt for all of them. FC Barcelona won more prizes than any other club at the Teatre Chatelet, París on Monday night.

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.

Barcelona female team's midfielder Alexia Putellas was awarded her second successive Ballon d'or title on Monday night at the 66th annual...

Thank you very much for trusting me and letting me be part of this project.” Also the club, the president and his board of directors, all the people who work at the club. I appreciate them very much and it is a privilege to be their teammate.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hits out at the final Ballon d'Or rankings, despite winning an award at the prestigious ceremony.

At least they created the trophy for best goalkeeper," Courtois told reporters. "I see the Ballon d'Or as impossible to win. You win La Liga and you win the Champions League, your team wins thanks to your saves...

Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has said he thinks it is "impossible" for a goalkeeper to win the best footballer award, Ballon d'Or.

It’s a bit difficult. It’s what happens. But after the year I had as a goalkeeper, you win the Champions League, you win the league, you play the Champions League final and your team wins it thanks to your saves, and you only end up seventh […] that says a lot.”

Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois has said it's "impossible" for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or. The 30-year-old finished seventh in the 2022 ranking,

It’s a bit difficult. It’s what happens. Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois has said it’s “impossible” for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or.

Thibaut Courtois has hit out at the Ballon d'Or voting process, claiming that it is impossible for a goalkeeper to win the coveted prize.

He was also named posthumously in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020. The Real Madrid No.1 won the Yachine Trophy for 2022, which is awarded to the best goalkeeper in the world. Lev Yachine remains the only goalkeeper to date to win the Ballon d'Or in 1963.