Spanish star Alexia Putellas picked up her third Ballon d’Or in her new home city of London, crowning a spectacular return to the top of women’s soccer after injury cut her down in her prime. Putellas, who beat out former Barcelona teammate Ewa Pajor and former Tennessee star Bunny Shaw in 2026 voting, also won in 2021 and 2022. Spanish teammate Aitana Bonmati won in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Kieran Canning
AFP correspondent.
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Man Utd battered by Bournemouth to leave Carrick on the brink
Manchester United slumped further into crisis with a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday that plunged Michael Carrick’s future as manager into doubt. Carrick’s bold decision to drop captain Bruno Fernandes backfired as defeat stretched United’s winless run to eight games and left them 16th in the Premier League, just one point above the […]
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PSG outgun embattled Man City in six-goal Champions League thriller
Paris Saint-Germain further soured the mood at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City’s first home game since the guilty verdict on widespread flouting of Premier League financial rules ended in a 4-2 Champions League defeat on Wednesday. The European champions turned on the style to strike three times inside the opening 35 minutes through Desire […]
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Man City must make ‘own noise’ amid financial scandal, says Maresca
Enzo Maresca said Manchester City must “make their own noise” to drown out the distraction of the guilty verdict on over 100 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. In their first match since the bombshell ruling, City showed they are unfazed by the uncertainty over potential sanctions as they ignored the hostile Anfield atmosphere […]
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Mac Allister caps Liverpool comeback to beat Atletico Madrid
Alexis Mac Allister did his case for an improved Liverpool contract no harm with the winner as Andoni Iraola got off to a winning Champions League start by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday. Mac Allister expressed his frustration at not being offered a new deal on the eve of the match, but responded by […]
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ENGLAND: Three Premier League talking points
Chelsea and Manchester City have adjusted fastest to a Premier League season of change, while Liverpool and Tottenham are off to slow starts. Man City sits top, ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Aston Villa on Monday, after a 4-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace, while Chelsea edged out Brighton 4-3 to maintain their perfect start under […]
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‘We put Norway on the map’, says Haaland after World Cup exit
Erling Haaland said Norway’s World Cup performances had inspired a new generation despite the disappointment of a 2-1 quarter-final defeat to England after extra-time on Saturday. Haaland failed to score for the first time in 15 competitive games for his country in Miami as Jude Bellingham’s double fired England into the last four. The Manchester […]
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Alexia Putellas joins star cast at London City Lionesses
Two-time women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has joined London City Lionesses in the latest coup for the Women’s Super League (WSL) team owned by American billionaire Michele Kang. Putellas was a free agent after bringing to an end her incredible 14-year and trophy-laden career at Barcelona, where she won four Champions League titles. London […]
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Bellingham savours ‘best night of England career’ after Mexico heroics
Jude Bellingham savoured the “best night” of his international career after scoring twice to fire England into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 win away at Mexico. The Real Madrid midfielder bagged a 95-second brace in the first half to spoil the hopes of a passionate 80,000 home crowd as Mexico lost for just […]
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England enters World Cup lion’s den as Mexico hosts at Azteca fortress
England must confront a fanatical home crowd and the weight of World Cup history when they enter the lion’s den of Mexico’s Azteca Stadium for one of the ties of the tournament on Sunday. A place in the quarterfinals is at stake as the confident co-hosts eye their shot at glory against the Three Lions, […]