Kathmandu,
October 18,
Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas has retained the Women's Ballon d'Or, awarded to the best best female footballer of 2022.
Putellas, 28, was named the best women's player in the world at the Monday gala in Paris despite being sidelined since June with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
She finished ahead of Arsenal's Beth Mead and Chelsea's Sam Kerr, who were second and third, respectively.