Putellas key to Spain's Women's World Cup hopes after injury - ESPN
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — On July 26, for the first time in 431 days, Alexia Putellas started a competitive football match. The back-to-back Ballon d'Or winner completed 45 minutes as Spain dismantled Zambia 5-0 at Eden Park after recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier this year.


