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MONACO: Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and manager Pep Guardiola won UEFA awards on Thursday (Aug 31) for the best men's player and coach of the year as women's winners Aitana Bonmati and Sarina Wiegman addressed the turmoil in Spanish soccer in their speeches.
MADRID : Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati said on Thursday that abuse of power in a work relationship cannot be allowed, as she addressed the turmoil surrounding the Spanish football federation.
England coach Sarina Wiegman said the crisis surrounding Spanish football in the wake of their World Cup win "really hurts" and shows there is still a "long way to go" in the women's game and society.
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.
From a first-time winner in Spain to growing global parity, this edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup had it all. There were record-breaking audiences, adversity, young stars on the rise and the continued fight for equality. Here are a few takeaways from a tournament hosted so spectacularly by Australia and New Zealand.
Captain Olga Carmona scored the only goal of the match as Spain defeated England 1-0 in the final on Sunday to win their first FIFA Women's World Cup title. In front of a packed crowd of nearly 76,000 at Stadium Australia in Sydney, La Roja dominated the proceedings, and also had a penalty saved. It was a night of redemption for Spain coach Jorge Vilda, especially after 15 players refused to play under him last year. Despite the protest, the Spainish Football Federation (RFEF) backed Vilda, who has now become the first coach to lead the women's team to a World Cup title.
SYDNEY : Spain have been working for many years to achieve success on the global stage and those efforts finally paid off on Sunday when they lifted the Women's World Cup, midfielder Aitana Bonmati said after their 1-0 victory over England.
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.