Aitana Bonmatí: The Midfield Philosopher Making Dictators Sweat and Brands Swoon
From the moment Aitana Bonmatí lifted the Women’s Ballon d’Or last October—an award shaped suspiciously like a golden hamster wheel—she ceased being merely Spain’s best midfielder and became a global Rorschach test. To the corporate suites at Nike, she’s a scalable brand asset; to the Saudi Public Investment Fund, she’s an inconvenient reminder that some…
