•Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati Aitana Bonmati was crowned FIFA’s women’s player of the year on Monday after winning the World Cup with Spain and leading Barcelona to Champions League glory during an exceptional 2023. The 25-year-old completed a clean sweep of individual accolades for the past 12 months after also winning the Ba...
•Lionel Messi Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were named as finalists for the FIFA best players of the year awards by world football’s governing body yesterday. Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or crown in October in Paris, while Bonmati took the women’s prize after starring for Spain in their Women’s World Cup triumph, [&h...
Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati won the Women’s Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in Paris yesterday. Bonmati succeeds her international teammate Alexia Putellas as a winner of the prize after inspiring Spain to glory at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, reports AFP. The 25-year-old midfielder was name...