From hospital bed to Euro hero – Spain’s Bonmati back to her best | Football News

Ballon d’Or holder Aitana Bonmati’s Euro 2025 participation was in doubt due to illness, but now the final beckons.

“You could write a book about this,” said Aitana Bonmati on Wednesday as she reflected on the last few weeks in her life after scoring the goal that took Spain into the final of the Women’s Euro 2025.

At the end of June, the world’s leading women’s footballer was lying in hospital with viral meningitis, and it looked like she might not be able to play for Spain at…