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The Ballon d’Or ceremony to award the most coveted individual honors in soccer finally has a better date for women nominees to be there.
It was a night of celebration for Barcelona after another Women’s Champions League title, and for the women’s game in general after another season with significant growth in the sport.
Lionel Messi has landed another prestigious award in soccer but the Argentina star needed a tiebreaker with Erling Haaland to win FIFA’s best men’s player prize on Monday.
Spanish soccer star Aitana Bonmatí has used her acceptance speech at a UEFA awards ceremony to voice support for her teammate who was forcibly kissed after the Women’s World Cup final by the country’s soccer federation president.
Newly crowned Women’s World Cup champion Spain has established itself as a team to be reckoned with for many years to come.
The Spanish squad is built on a core of Barcelona players who have triumphed with their club.
