Monday, October 28, 2024, 10:19 p.m.
Aitana Bonmatí has once again been crowned the best soccer player in the world. The Catalan footballer has won the Ballon d’Or for the second consecutive year and is already at the same level as her teammate in the dominating Barcelona and in the national team Alexia Putellas. The 26-year-old player from San Pedro de Ribas is at the helm of both teams, with class, vision of the game and success. She is the leader of the best women’s club in the world, of a Barça entity that never tires of winning, and has been in charge of the operations of a team, the current world champion, who came fourth in the Games and won the Nations Women’s League.
Aitana, however, is much more than the best soccer player on the planet. It is the mirror in which many girls and boys look at themselves as an example to reach the elite. In 2024, he bagged the Super Cup, the League and the Cup with Barcelona, a team that no one has yet come close to in Spain. In Europe, the culé team won a new Champions League, they did so in Bilbao, in the final against Olympique Lyon. Furthermore, at the national team level, he smiled with the League of Nations.
Now, he is at the same level as his partner Alexia. Two role models, two players who shine on the field and are a magnet for attracting new players outside. “This cannot be achieved alone,” he wanted to remember in the speech he gave after receiving the award. A way to make it clear that a footballer needs his teammates.
