Putellas wins third Women's Ballon d'Or

Putellas wins her third Women's Ballon d'Or at Monday's ceremony in London, equalling Bonmatí's tally of three awards.

Alexia Putellas claimed her third Women's Ballon d'Or at the ceremony held Monday in London, drawing level with Aitana Bonmatí on three awards each. The Spanish midfielder takes the prize after Bonmatí won it for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025). Putellas previously won back-to-back awards in 2021 and 2022. Since the award's inception in 2018, only four women have won it: Ada Hegerberg (2018), Megan Rapinoe (2019), Putellas, and Bonmatí. The 2020 edition was not held due to the pandemic.