Spain's Bonmati wins Golden Ball; Earps claims Golden Glove - ESPN

20.08.2023 - 14:35 espn.com

SYDNEY — Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has been awarded the Golden Ball for the best player at the Women's World Cup after her team edged out England in Sunday's final.

England goalkeeper Mary Earps took home the Golden Glove after keeping three clean sheets at the finals, while Japan's Hinata Miyazawa won the Golden Boot and Spain's Salma Paralluelo was named as the Young Player of the Tournament. — Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) It completes a trophy-laden year for Bonmatí, who won Liga F, the Women's Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup with her club Barcelona last season.

She was also named as the best player in the Champions League in 2022-23, propelling her into the running to win the next Ballon d'Or, which has been won on the past two occasions by her Spain and Barcelona teammate Alexia Putellas.

Bonmatí's case for further individual honours will only be strengthened by her performances in Australia and New Zealand as Spain won the World Cup for the first time, matching the men's achievement in 2010.

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Two Spanish Women's World Cup winners, Aitana Bonmati and Olga Carmona, and Chelsea's Australian striker Sam Kerr were on Friday named on the three-player shortlist for UEFA's women's player of the year award. Bonmati, who plays for European champions Barcelona, captained Spain at the World Cup and was named player of the tournament. Carmona, of Real Madrid, scored the only goal in the final against England.

Nike to sell women's goalkeeper kits after England's Earps supports campaign

Nike will make its women's teams goalkeeper kits available for fans to buy, the sportswear giant said on Thursday following a petition supported by England keeper Mary Earps.

Nike to sell women’s goalkeeper kits after England’s Earps supports campaign

DUBAI: Nike will make its women’s teams goalkeeper kits available for fans to buy, the sportswear giant said on Thursday following a petition supported by England keeper Mary Earps. While fans were able to buy their national teams’ replica kits, the goalkeeper’s jersey was not on sale during the women’s World Cup, which led to criticism from Golden Glove winner Earps and a petition shared by her which had over 150,000 signatures. The England men’s goalkeeper jersey is available to buy. Nike issued a statement after the World Cup final to say it understood the desire for a retail version of the women’s jersey and was working toward solutions for future tournaments. “Nike has secured limited quantities of goalkeeper jerseys for England, US, France and the Netherlands to be sold through the Federation websites over the coming days,” Nike told Reuters. “We recognize that during the tournament we didn’t serve those fans who wished to show their passion and support to the squad’s goalkeepers.