This may well have been the craziest week in women’s football history. And the transfer window hasn’t even opened. The headline story, of course, was Alexia Putellas’ departure from Barcelona. But La Reina won’t be the only star leaving the Catalan club this summer. Mapi León and Ona Batlle are both reportedly on their way to London, signalling the end of an era at Barça Femení. But there are another stories to tell In Austria, Austria Vienna ended St. Pölten’s domestic reign, while significant developments across Europe continued to shake up the women’s game.

Alexia Putellas is one of the biggest names in the world of football. On the pitch, the Barcelona Femení player has become a legend and one of the best players in the world after winning Ballon d’Or twice. She was the first Spanish woman to win a Ballon d’Or, a milestone she repeated a year later, alsoo being the first player to win two awards of this type in a row. Any trophy or individual distinction was too small for her: she won everything she could and more.

Natalia Escot will never forget the year she turned 18 and came of age. Months earlier, she received a call from FC Barcelona, who signed the player in 2024 from Levante Las Planas, a Liga F club currently known as Badalona Women. Her talent and individual quality at the top of the attack have made her one of the most outstanding players in Barcelona’s reserve team and 1 RFEF, the second Spanish division of women’s football.

Although one of Germany’s biggest football institutions, Borussia Dortmund, long remained one of the few major clubs without a women’s side in the top division. And while the club is still playing in the third league, its plans and ambitions are already impossible to ignore.

Although it had been rumored about for a long time, few could truly imagine it happening. But it did. On 26 May 2026, Alexia Putellas left Barcelona, her childhood club, after 14 seasons. Over that time, her persona became almost synonymous with Barcelona Femení. Whether you are a fan of hers or not, one thing is undeniable: she made countless people to love women’s football.

The San Diego Wave are in red hot form right now as they sit near the top of league standings and teenager Kimmi Ascanio has played a part in four of their 15 goals in the NWSL this year. The 18-year-old Florida native signed her first professional contract with the Wave in 2024 at the age of 16, and since then has made her mark on the team with five goals and five assists in just over two seasons.

We’re proud to present the next Queenballers Original interview with Klára Cahynová. Captain of the Czech national team, record holder for most appearances, and one of the strongest voices of Czech women’s football today.

The transfer window has not even opened yet, but the rumours are already getting wild. And we also have new Champions of Europe. Most leagues and competitions may already be over, but this week was still packed with major stories.

Five unsuccessful Champions League finals. Reaching the biggest match in women’s football so many times was already an achievement in itself,  yet the Polish star always walked away defeated. Until one May evening in Oslo in 2026.