Whitby's Beth Mead named as runner up in Women's Ballon d'Or
The England forward was in the running for her Euro 2022 success
England forward and Whitby's very own Beth Mead finished runner-up in this year's Ballon d'Or.
She came second to Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the award for the second successive year.
Putellas suffered a knee injury ahead of the start of Euro 2022, where Arsenal striker Mead - who grew up in Hinderwell - went on to be top scorer and was named player of the tournament as the Lionesses soared to victory on home soil when they beat Germany in the final at Wembley.
"I'm very happy to be back here and pleased because a year ago I was able to win this prize and it pushed me to want to be even better," Putellas said on collecting the trophy at a gala ceremony in Paris.
"Injuring my knee in July, I did not think it would be possible (to win this award)."
England Euro 2022 winners Lucy Bronze and Millie Bright had also been nominated for the women's prize, ranking 10th and 15th respectively in the France Football poll.