Soccer-Putellas extends Barca contract until 2026

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Champions League - Group A - FC Barcelona v FC Rosengard - Estadi Johan Cruyff, Barcelona, Spain - December 21, 2023 FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas after the match REUTERS/Albert Gea

(Reuters) - Barcelona's Spain attacking midfielder Alexia Putellas has signed a contract extension until 2026, the Liga F club announced on Tuesday.

The 2021 and 2022 Ballon D'Or winner, 30, who won the 2023 Women's World Cup with Spain, is a product of the Barca academy and her contract was due to expire at the end of the season.