The Catalan midfielder of FC Barcelona Alexia Putellas this Monday she won FIFA’s ‘The Best’ award for the best player of the year 2022, thus reissuing the recognition she already received last season and saving the ‘honour’ of national football at the gala
The Catalan, also winner of the Ballon d’Or and who last year won the treble in Spain and was European runner-up with Barçaprevailed in the final voting for the award in the English forward Beth Pixeu (Arsenal), champion with her country of the European Cup and ‘MVP’ of the tournament, and the American striker Alex Morgancurrently in the San Diego Wave of the NWSL of his country, to become the first footballer to win this award twicewhich he also did with the trophy awarded by ‘France Football’.
The Blaugrana avoided the possible English triplet in the awards given by the governing body of world football after the recognitions at the English national teamthe Dutch Sarina Wiegman, and the goalkeeper Mary Earpsand also allowed Spanish football to shine in the Parisian night where it was the best base.
Despite currently being injured in the knee and not having been able to play in EURO 2022, Alexia Putellas was once again surely the brightest in the first part of the year 2022, especially with his eleven goals in a Champions League that was resisted by ‘La Reina’ against 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 these people who were there every day, not only now, throughout my life, because thanks to them I am who I am, I am a piece of all of them”, expressed Alexia Putellas after receiving the award.
The FC Barcelona midfielder, who also wanted to give “congratulations” to Beth Pixeu 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, that if you have it, dream it very hard and work for it, you can achieve it”. “But the most important thing is enjoy the way“, he sentenced.
Alexia Putellas dominated the voting with a total of 50 points, ahead of Morgan and Pixeu, who tied with 37. The Catalan was the most voted by the national team captains, the media and the fans and only be surpassed by the English in the voting of the technicians.
The captain of the Spanish national 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 selector Jorge Vilda opted for the same shot that went with ·place Beth Pixeu in third position.
In addition, Alexia Putellas was also chosen within the FIFPRO World XI alongside Mapi Leon, teammate and chosen among the defenses. The rest of the eleven was composed by Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf, Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr and Beth Pixeu.
