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Do we like Alexia Putellas?

Our score: 9 out of 10. No harmful words or company turned up, and she has put her name and her foundation behind women's equality and girls' sport.

Alexia Putellas is the Barcelona kid who became the face of the women's game. She spent 14 seasons at the Catalan club, played 507 games, scored a club-record 232 goals and won 38 trophies. When she left in May 2026 she called it “a perfect story”, days after another Champions League title.

The big story this year is the sequel. In July she signed with London City Lionesses, and in October she picked up a third Ballon d'Or, tying Aitana Bonmatí for the record. She did it with her new club, and she told young players to chase football with passion and self-belief.

She later gave evidence as a witness, not as a party, to the judge looking into the former federation boss, who prosecutors had accused of sexual assault and coercion. Spanish media, citing court sources, reported she and two teammates said federation figures tried to get the players to downplay the kiss. Standing up in public about that was a risk for a player on the national team.

On the harm check, we found nothing against her: no slide into grievance, no conspiracy theories, no attacks on trans people, migrants or anyone else. Her public record is on the other side. She called out what she described as systemic discrimination in the women's game. It's a thinner file on LGBTQ+ issues specifically, since we found no standalone statement from her, and that's the honest gap.

The good stuff is real. Her Eleven Foundation runs sport programmes for girls aged 6 to 18 in vulnerable situations, rebuilding sports spaces and training programmes, and it recently reopened a renovated sports centre in Mexico City. That's using fame for other people, not just for trophies.