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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rohith Nair

Alexia Putellas: Ballon d’Or winner suffers knee injury one day before Euro 2022 starts

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Spain midfielder and women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has injured her knee ahead of the women’s European Championship, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday.

Putellas, who was also named the Fifa Best Women’s Player earlier this year, was at the heart of the Barcelona women’s team which won the Spanish league and finished runners-up in the Champions League.

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