Failing to win the Women’s Ballon d’Or, Kadidiatou Diani could be the first French player to appear on the podium of the award launched in 2018 by France Football.
After Alexis Putellas’ double, it is her Spanish teammate Aitana Bonmati, with whom she won the Women’s World Cup but also the Champions League with Barça, who will receive the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or, Monday evening , during the ceremony organized by France Football at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The Spanish media have had confirmation of the coronation of the 25-year-old midfielder.
Kadidiatou Diani and Wendie Renard are the two French players nominated for the title of best player of the 2022-2023 season and the striker who moved from PSG to OL has a small chance of appearing on the final podium. This would be a fair reward for Diani, who is the best player for Les Bleues since the 2019 World Cup. No French woman has yet finished in the top three in four editions.
Olympique Lyonnais has already been rewarded with this women’s Ballon d’Or. Ada Hegerberg, the Norwegian striker for Lyonnaise, was the first winner of the Women’s Ballon d’Or in 2018. Lucy Bronze, the English full-back who then played for Fenottes, finished 2nd behind Megan Rapinoe in 2019.
