Alexia Putellas wins her second consecutive 'The Best'

MADRID, 27 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish midfielder for FC Barcelona Alexia Putellas won this Monday the FIFA 'The Best' award for the best player of the year 2022, thus repeating the recognition she already received last season and saving the 'honour' of national football in the gala.

The Catalan, also winner of the Ballon d'Or and who last year won the treble in Spain and was runner-up in Europe with Barça, prevailed in the final vote for the award to English striker Beth Mead (Arsenal), champion with her country of the Eurocopa and 'MVP' of the tournament, and the American forward Alex Morgan, currently in the San Diego Wave of the NWSL of his country, to become the first footballer to win this award twice, something that he also did with the trophy awarded by 'France Football'.

The azulgrana avoided the possible English triplet in the prizes awarded by the governing body of world football after the recognition of the English coach, the Dutch Sarina Wiegman, and the goalkeeper Mary Earps, and also allowed Spanish football to shine in the Parisian night where was the best asset.

Despite currently being injured in the knee and not having been able to play at EURO 2022, Alexia Putellas was surely the brightest again in the first leg of 2022, especially with her eleven goals in a Champions League that she resisted. The Queen' before the French Olympique de Lyon.

"Thanks to my family, who couldn't come this time, to my teammates, the coaching staff, the club, the president and all the people who work, but above all I want to remember all those people who have been there for days, not only now, throughout my life, because thanks to them I am what I am, I am a little piece of all of them", said Alexia Putellas after receiving the award.

The FC Barcelona midfielder, who also wanted to give "congratulations" to Beth Mead and Alex Morgan because "they also deserve it", also stressed that she hopes that with her award it will be "reflected" for "all those who want a dream, yes you have it, you dream very hard and you work for it, you can achieve it". "But the most important thing is to enjoy the road," she said.

Alexia Putellas dominated the voting with a total of 50 points, ahead of Morgan and Mead, who tied with 37. The Catalan was the most voted for by the team captains, the media and fans and was only surpassed by the English in the vote of the technicians.

The captain of the Spanish team in charge of voting, Ivana Andrés, voted for her in first place, for Aitana Bonmatí in second and for the Norwegian Ada Hegerberg in third, while the national coach Jorge Vilda opted for the same thing except that he placed Beth Mead in third position.

In addition, Alexia Putellas was also chosen in the FIFPRO World XI together with Mapi León, teammate and chosen among the defenses. The rest of the eleven was made up of Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf, Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr and Beth Mead.