India, Sept. 23 -- Aitana Bonmati has etched her name into football immortality. She has become the first woman to win three consecutive Women's Ballon d'Or awards following the latest addition at Monday's ceremony in Paris. The Barcelona and Spain midfielder claimed the 2025 honor, adding to her victories in 2023 and 2024. This officially makes her the most decorated player in Women's Ballon d'Or history.

The 27-year-old's achievement places her in exclusive company among football's greatest individual performers. While Cristiano Ronaldo never managed three consecutive Ballon d'Ors, Lionel Messi remains the gold standard with four straight wins from 2009-2012. Only Messi and Michel Platini have ever achieved three consecutive wins in hi...