Alexia Putellas Favoured To Win Third Women's Ballon d'Or
· Sports · BBC Sport, Sportstar, Al Jazeera
Alexia Putellas is the favourite to win her third women's Ballon d'Or on Monday night following a dominant season with Barcelona. The Spanish midfielder captained her club to a quadruple, including their seventh consecutive Liga F title and a Champions League trophy. While teammate Aitana Bonmati is sidelined with a leg injury, Putellas remains the frontrunner after scoring 21 goals and providing 13 assists. Other contenders on the 30-strong shortlist include Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw, who led her team to their first league title.
Why it matters
The continued dominance of Spanish players in the Ballon d'Or underscores the current global supremacy of the Spanish club and national systems in women's football.
Read the original report — BBC Sport
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