Alexia Putellas Shines Again at Ballon d'Or 2026
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Alexia Putellas is a famous football player. She plays for Barcelona. She also plays for Spain's team.
Putellas won a big award again. The award is called the Ballon d'Or. It is for the best football player in the world.
The Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony happened this week. Many football people came to watch.
Other people and teams also got applause. PSG and Barcelona got prizes. De la Fuente also got a prize.
Barcelona's women's team won a special prize too. People said they are the best women's team in the world.
This is good news for Spanish football. Barcelona and Spain are doing very well.
Vocabulary7 words
- award
- a prize for doing something very well
- ceremony
- a special event where prizes are given
- applause
- clapping hands to show you like something
- women's team
- a sports team made only of women
- football player
- a person who plays football
- famous
- known by many people
- prize
- something you win for being very good
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1. The Ballon d'Or 2. Barcelona 3. True
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Alexia Putellas is a famous football _____. She plays for Barcelona.
Putellas won a big _____ again. The award is called the Ballon d'Or.
The Ballon d'Or 2026 _____ happened this week.
Other people and teams also got _____. PSG and Barcelona got prizes.
Barcelona's _____ team won a special prize too.
People said they are the best women's team in the _____.
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