BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas first started kicking a ball in the small square of her Spanish village, she did so with the typical disadvantages for a young girl with ...

LISBON, Portugal — Alexia Putellas has been with Barcelona from its inauspicious Women’s Champions League debut over a decade ago right up through its spectacular rise to be the world’s top club.

BARCELONA, SpainBARCELONA, Spain — One month after Spanish soccer was rocked by a sexism scandal, players from Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning team said Thursday a turning point has been reached in ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Alexia Putellas heads to the Women's World Cup after winning back-to-back Ballon d'Or awards and helping Barcelona win two of the last three Champions League titles. Even so, her ...

Spain named its preliminary squad for the Women’s World Cup on Monday with Alexia Putellas and three of the 15 players who had renounced the national soccer team after a spat with the coach. Putellas, ...

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For Alexia Putellas, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has been defined by waiting. Waiting to see if the Spanish superstar could recover from the torn ACL she suffered last year in time to make coach ...

PARIS — Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending seventh time on Monday, ending the year in style after a brilliant final season with Barcelona and earning his first major ...

Ahead of the Spanish national soccer team’s first match since winning the Women’s World Cup last month and the fallout from ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on La Roja player Jennifer ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One month after Spanish soccer was rocked by a sexism scandal, players from Spain's Women’s World Cup-winning team said Thursday a turning point has been reached in their fight ...