{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6a50dd5ae79435336b5bfee2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alexia Putellas interview: Life, legacy and London City","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1783684057752-eee984ae-d514-4acb-88b8-f336d280ce03.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How did <strong>London City</strong> and <strong>owner Michele Kang</strong> sign <strong>Barcelona</strong> and women's soccer legend <strong>Alexia Putellas</strong>?</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts Jillian Sakovits and Meg Linehan go behind the scenes to explain how the former Barcelona midfielder and two-time <strong>Ballon d’Or winner </strong>ended up in <strong>England's Women's Super League</strong> despite strong interest from several clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. Then, Putellas sits down with <strong><em>The Athletic</em>’s Laia Cervelló Herrero</strong> for an exclusive interview about her momentous decision.</p><p>_______________</p><p>HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Meg Linehan</p><p>GUESTS: &nbsp;Alexia Putellas, interviewed by Laia Cervelló Herrero</p><p>PRODUCER: Karan Lodha</p><p>_______________</p><p>Referenced on the show:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7430761/2026/07/08/michele-kang-alexia-putellas-london-city-lionesses/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Michele Kang convinced two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas to join London City</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7344793/2026/07/08/alexia-putellas-transfer-barcelona-london-city/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alexia Putellas’ London City Lionesses transfer moves the dial for the club and the WSL</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to our Youtube channel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}