Tag: Liga F

For years, the idea of Alexia Putellas leaving Barcelona felt almost impossible to imagine. Not because football allows fairy tale endings often, and not because there was never interest elsewhere, but because the relationship between player and club eventually moved beyond the usual categories. Alexia was not simply Barcelona’s captain, best player, or most recognizable figure. She became part of the club’s identity during the exact years that identity transformed into something globally recognizable.

Normalising and popularising women’s football happens in packed stadiums and on the pitch, but some of the most significant steps are taken far from the spotlight, in government offices and meeting rooms. Growing the game is not only about what happens during 90 minutes, but also about finding new ways to bring it closer to audiences who have yet to discover the quality, emotion and identity of the women’s game. That is the thinking behind the Spanish government’s decision to include Liga F matches in La Quiniela, the country’s iconic football betting pool, in a move seen as both symbolic and structural for the future of women’s football.

Michel Kang’s name rarely circulates quietly. The owner of Olympique Lyonnais and one of the most influential investors in women’s football is once again at the centre of speculation — this time linked to a potential move into Spain’s Liga F.

In 2025, women’s football entered uncharted financial territory. Transfer records fell three times in a single summer, and global spending soared by more than 700% in just four years — clear proof that the women’s game has become a global business as much as a sport.