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Barcelona's Bonmati claims Women's Ballon d'Or for 2nd straight year

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Aitana Bonmati became the second woman to win the Ballon d'Or two years in a row on Monday, beating out competition from Barcelona teammates Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo to claim the sport's highest individual honor in Paris.

Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d'Or in 2021 and 2022, giving Spain and Barcelona complete ownership of the award over the last four years.

Ada Hegerberg and Megan Rapinoe are the only other players to earn the honor since it was inaugurated in 2018.

"I always say this is not something that you can do alone, I'm so lucky to be surrounded by wonderful players who help me to keep growing into a better player. So thank you to my teammates because without them I wouldn't be here," Bonmati said upon receiving the trophy once more.

Prior to receiving her individual accolade, Bonmati and some of those teammates took the stage as Barca was recognized as the best women's team of the year.

Bonmati played a key role in Barcelona's historic quadruple, recording 19 goals and a single-season career-high 18 assists while helping the team win La Liga F for the fifth consecutive year, the Women's Champions League for a third time, and the Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de Espana.

The 26-year-old - who dispatched the decisive goal in Barcelona's 2-0 win over Lyon in the Champions League final - was also named the competition's best player for a second season running.

2024 Ballon d'Or Feminin rankings

Player Club
1. Aitana Bonmati ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Barcelona
2. Caroline Graham Hansen ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Barcelona
3. Salma Paralluelo ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Barcelona
4. Sophia Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Portland Thorns
5. Lindsey Horan ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lyon
6. Mallory Swanson ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chicago Red Stars
7. Marie-Antoinette Katoto ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท PSG
8. Mariona Caldentey ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Arsenal/Barcelona
9. Trinity Rodman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Washington Spirit
10. Alexia Putellas ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Barcelona
11. Patricia Guijarro ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Barcelona
12. Barbra Banda ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Orlando/Shanghai RCB
13. Lauren James ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Chelsea
14. Ada Hegerberg ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Lyon
15. Khadija Shaw ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Manchester City
16. Tabitha Chawinga ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Lyon/PSG
17. Alyssa Naeher ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chicago Red Stars
18. Gabi Portilho ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Corinthians
19. Giulia Gwinn ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bayern Munich
20. Lucy Bronze ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Chelsea/Barcelona
21. Mayra Ramirez ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Chelsea/Levante
22. Glodis Viggosdottir ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bayern Munich
23. Tarciane ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Houston/Corinthians
24. Lea Schuller ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bayern Munich
25. Sjoeke Nusken ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Chelsea
26. Yui Hasegawa ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Manchester City
27. Manuela Giugliano ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Roma
28. Lauren Hemp ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Manchester City
29. Ewa Pajor ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Barcelona/Wolfsburg
30. Grace Geyoro ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท PSG

U.S. trio Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, and Trinity Rodman entered the ceremony with a decent shot of dethroning Bonmati after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. France's Marie-Antoinette Katoto, who finished seventh in voting, had high hopes herself after finishing as the tournament's top scorer with five goals.

The United States' success in Paris didn't go unrecognized on Monday though, as bench boss Emma Hayes was named the best women's coach after leading the team back to the top step of the Olympic podium.

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