Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas, 32, has left FC Barcelona after 14 seasons, bringing an end to a career at the club defined by 38 titles — including ten league championships, ten domestic cups, and four UEFA Women's Champions Leagues, the most recent secured just days ago with a 4–0 victory over Olympique Lyonnais. A two-time Ballon d'Or winner and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup champion with Spain, Putellas is widely regarded as a defining figure in the global rise of women's football. In a farewell video posted to Instagram, she reflected on a transformation that took the sport from a time when playing professionally "wasn't even recognised as a profession" to a stage commanding worldwide attention.