Alexia Putellas to London City Lionesses: The Moment Women’s Football Loses Its Identity?

Michele Kang: London City Lionesses can go all the way after Alexia Putellas, Mapi Leon and Mary Earps signings

Michele Kang is hoping London City Lionesses can go all the way after making big-name signings in the summer transfer window; Alexia Putellas and Mapi Leon have both joined from Barcelona, with Mary Earps signing from PSG; London City finished sixth in the WSL last season

Alexia Putellas to London City Lionesses: The Moment Women’s Football Loses Its Identity?

One of women’s football’s biggest selling points during its rapid rise in attention and investment, particularly in England, was that it wasn’t the men’s game. Over and over again, we were told women’s football would be different. In the men’s game, much has been written about the widening gulf between the haves and the have-nots – a divide many believe has become almost impossible to bridge. Title races are increasingly confined to a select gro…